It may very well be true that the truck driver was at fault, but this explanation is only part of a chromatin whose nucleus is a much bigger issue: the crisis of the collapse of South Africa’s railway network system.
The company’s managing director, Arnoux Mare, said they were relieved that their employee was released from jail, as they believe that he didn’t do anything wrong. Mare said the driver did everything in his power to minimise the damage and followed all protocols.