| Denver train crash | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | 28 April 2015 07:10 |
| Location | Denver station, Johannesburg |
| Coordinates | 26°12′21″S 28°05′49″E / 26.20583°S 28.09694°E |
| Country | South Africa |
| Line | Johannesburg - Pretoria |
| Operator | Metrorail Gauteng |
| Incident type | Rear-end collision |
| Cause | SPAD, Overspeeding[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Passengers | 900 |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | ~240 |
| Damage | R17.5 million |
The Denver train crash occurred on 28 April 2015 when a passenger train ran into the rear of another at Denver station, Johannesburg, South Africa. One person was killed and about 240 were injured. Damages were R 17.5 million ($1.4M, €1.3M, or £960k as of May 2015).[1]
- ^ a b "RSR BOARD OF INQUIRY REPORT RSR/20150428/011" (PDF). Railway Safety Regulator South Africa. 15 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.