Over 200 people have been injured in a rail collision near Booysens station in South Africa, local media reports.<br /><br /> Train company Metrorail said at least a hundred of those suffered serious injuries, although none are thought to be critical.<br /><br /> Several were taken to nearby hospitals, while paramedics treated others at the scene in Gauteng, south of Johannesburg.<br /><br /> Officials at the site say one train rear-ended another. Both are believed to have been Soweto-bound commuter trains.<br /><br /> Metrorail spokeswoman Lillian Mofokeng said:<br />“I can confirm that it is a rear-end collision. Two trains were travelling behind each other on a similar, single track.”<br /><br /> There are no reported casualties. Injuries are said to range from neck and back strains to bone fractures.<br /><br /> The cause of the crash is under investigation.
