News24 reports that the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) has reopened its Germiston-Joburg line, which was affected by the collapse of a bridge on Wednesday.

The agency's spokesperson, Andiswa Makanda, said teams worked into Thursday morning's early hours to remove debris and to repair infrastructure. The cause of the collapse is being investigated. The 50-year-old bridge collapsed while people were crossing it. A woman sustained soft-tissue injuries, according to paramedics who responded to the scene. Meantime, a man who sustained severe injuries to his ankle may have to undergo an amputation due to the severity of the injuries he sustained. According to the City of Johannesburg's MMC for Public Safety, Mgcini Tshwaku, who has a background in engineering, the bridge had recently begun to tilt. He noted that the collapse would have been tragic had it occurred during peak hours.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Cebelihle Bhengu at News24

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