Botswana: Accident Avoidable

Mahalapye — A Botswana Railways (BR) senior traffic controller says last December's train accident which claimed two lives could have been avoided.

Mr Reginald Ditlogolo told the board of enquiry looking into circumstances surrounding the mishap on Monday that BR should have suspended train movements given the amount of rainfall that had fallen around the country.

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