What the records say
- When
- 6 Feb 2002
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 29.39° S, 31.26° E
- Description
- collision between commuter and freight train 42 miles from Durban, South Africa
- Deaths
- 24
- Injured
- 168
2002 Charlotte's Dale train collision
Railway incident in South Africa
The Charlotte's Dale train crash was the collision of a commuter train with a freight train in the town of Charlotte's Dale, 42 miles from Durban in South Africa on 6 February 2002.
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