Dozens dead in S Africa train-truck collision

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A train has hit a truck carrying farm workers at a railway crossing in South Africa, killing up to 26 people, officials say.

The crash took place in the north-eastern province of Mpumalanga.

Officials say the exact number of dead is difficult to determine as bodies are strewn all over the track.

Nomsa Maseko reports.

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