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Train derails near Shongweni in KZN‚ killing two

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Two people were killed when a goods train derailed at the Delville Wood train station near Shongweni in the Hillcrest area in KwaZulu-Natal‚ the province’s emergency medical services said on Twitter.

The accident was also confirmed by Netcare 911. 

According to a statement issued on the Arrive Alive website‚ reports from the scene indicated that a landslide caused by heavy rain on Saturday night led to the accident.

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