Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is investigating a crash between one of its trains and a CFM train in Mozambique on Tuesday.
TFR said in a statement that the accident had occurred at around 17:15 on the mainline between Ressano Garcia in Mozambique and Komatipoort in South Africa.
“A Transnet Freight Rail train operated by CFM crew, as per the operating agreement for trains operating beyond the South African borders, collided with a CFM train that was shunting on the mainline between Ressano Garcia in Mozambique and Komatipoort in South Africa.
CFM is a state-owned company that oversees the railway system in Mozambique and its connected ports.
“The TFR train, which had been loaded with magnetite, departed from Komatipoort in Mpumalanga and was destined for Ressano Garcia. Investigations are under way to determine the cause of the accident,” TFR said.
