South Africa: Emergency personnel responding to passenger train derailment at Dal Josafat Station in Paarl Sept. 17

Emergency crews are responding to a passenger train derailment near the Dal Josafat Station in Paarl on Sept. 17. Initial reports indicate that at least 30 people were injured. The cause of the derailment is not yet known.

Heightened security and localized transportation disruptions are likely near the derailment site until clearance operations and investigations end. Authorities may suspend or divert rail traffic on the impacted line to facilitate response operations and repairs.

Paarl is located approximately 59 km (37 miles) northeast of Cape Town.