Prasa suspends Durban to Cato Ridge line following collision

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has confirmed that the Durban to Cato Ridge line is suspended following a side collision between one of their trains and a Transnet Freight train between Hammarsdale and KwaTandaza in KwaZulu-Natal.  The incident reportedly happened on Thursday, 9 May.  PRASA SUSPENDS DURBAN TO CATO RIDGE LINE Prasa said the … Read more

Bus driver killed, eight passengers hurt in collision with trailer near Alor Gajah

ALOR GAJAH: An express bus driver was killed and two passengers seriously injured after the vehicle they were in crashed into the rear of a trailer at KM220.4 of the North-South Expressway (NSE) northbound, near here. Six other passengers sustained minor injuries in the accident. Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Arshad Abu said in the 2.30am … Read more

Nasa’s TIMED satellite narrowly avoids collision with defunct Russian satellite

NEW DELHI: An active Nasa spacecraft narrowly avoided a collision with an inactive Russian satellite in low Earth orbit.The close encounter between Nasa’s Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) mission spacecraft and the Russian Cosmos 2221 satellite was predicted to occur at around 1:30am EST on February 28, at an altitude of about 373 … Read more