CAPE TOWN – No arrests have been made following an arson assault on two Metrorail trains at Cape City station.
Tens of millions of rand in injury was induced when 10 carriages and different infrastructure have been destroyed in Saturday’s hearth.
The rail operator’s regional supervisor, Richard Walker, says, “It was a really orchestrated and deliberate assault. In case you take a look at the time from which the hearth principally began and the way shortly it unfold, you’ll be able to see it was accelerated and assisted.”
A R100,000 reward has been provided for any info which might assist investigators.
VANDALISM, ARSON PLAGUE METRORAIL
Earlier this yr, Metrorail stated it had misplaced greater than 20 practice coaches to arson since final yr.
An investigation was instituted to find out the reason for a lethal hearth which destroyed two practice carriages close to Fish Hoek, the place officers found a physique inside one of many burnt out carriages.
On the time Metrorail’s Riana Scott stated they’d been arduous hit by vandals.
(Edited by Tamsin Wort)