It is reported that a total of 14 people have been killed while 268 have been injured in a collision involving a train crashing into a lorry and a car between Hennenman and Kroonstad in Orange Free state South Africa.

It is reported that a total of 14 people have been killed while 268 have been injured in a collision involving a train crashing into a lorry and a car between Hennenman and Kroonstad in Orange Free state South Africa.

The train belongs to Shosholoza Meyi was reportedly enroute from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg full of people returning from festive season holiday at 9:15 am (11:15 GMT) and the accident left several carriages off tack on their sides with smoke billowing from some. More news to follow. By Sibusiso Ngwenya