TMG Digital reports that a mob of angry commuters hijacked a passenger train on Wednesday night‚ forcing the driver to head into KwaMashu instead of going to Stanger‚ north of Durban.
According to a statement released by the United National Transport Union (Untu)‚ the train was commandeered by commuters. It was not scheduled to stop in KwaMashu‚ but the commuters wanted it to‚ leading to the hijacking. In a separate incident‚ train driver Jesse Selvan was on the phone to the operational centre asking for assistance when her manager overheard commuters threatening to kill her. Residents in the surrounding squatter camps and commuters were apparently furious because trains from Transnet Freight Rail were allegedly causing delays on the railway lines. Security has been beefed up.
- Read this report by Jeff Wicks in full at BusinessLive
- Read Untu’s press statement in this regard at Untu online
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