{"id":202417,"date":"2025-04-19T15:45:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T05:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=202417"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T02:33:08","slug":"luxury-tourist-train-to-victoria-falls-derails-in-zimbabwe-after-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=202417","title":{"rendered":"Luxury Tourist Train to Victoria Falls Derails in Zimbabwe After Collision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rovos Rail luxury train, en route from Pretoria to Victoria Falls <\/a>with foreign tourists for the Easter weekend, collided with a freight train in Zimbabwe on Friday, resulting in the derailment of carriages and injuries to several people, according to the operating company and a local railway worker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Rovos Rail spokeswoman Liezl Maclean stated that four crew members were injured and some guests were under observation but not known to be hurt, a local rail employee reported a total of 18 injuries, with 14 admitted to Gwanda Provincial Hospital and four to Mater Dei in Bulawayo. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Luxury tourist train to Victoria Falls derails in Zimbabwe after collision. Credit: The Zimbabwe Mail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The breakdown of injured passengers versus crew, and whether any from the freight train were hurt, was not immediately clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social media images depicted rescue efforts at the scene in Gwanda, southern Zimbabwe<\/a>, showing a person being carried on a stretcher from the damaged train. The collision involved the Rovos Rail train and a Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway freight train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time of the accident, at least 47 tourists were aboard the Rovos Rail service. The cause of the collision is currently unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rovos Rail, established in 1989, offers high-end train safaris across Africa, including the popular three- or four-night journey from Pretoria to Bulawayo, a key stop on the way to Victoria Falls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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