Schoolgirl dies after being hit by train

17 February 2017 - 12:47
By Suthentira Govender
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A teenage schoolgirl was struck by a train and killed at a station in Ballito‚ north of Durban on Friday.

“The 14-year-old was walking to school at the time of the accident‚” said Athlenda Mathe‚ Netcare 911 spokesman.

A team of paramedics attended to the girl and took her to a nearby hospital. She died at the hospital’s trauma unit‚ said Mathe.