R5.4 million compensation for arm amputee after train attack

A MAN who had to have his arm amputated after suffering extensive injuries when he was thrown from a train, will be compensated to the tune of R5.4 million by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) for medical expenses and loss of earnings.

- CHEVON BOOYSEN

The man was attacked on a train on August 26, 2017, at Koeberg station. His assailants pushed him through the open doors of the train. The foreign national underwent an above-elbow amputation of the left arm and sustained soft tissue injury to the lumbar spine. The man, who holds a matric-equivalent qualification from the Democratic Republic of Congo, was gainfully employed as a Code 14 driver at the time of the incident and has since been unable to work. He now assists his spouse as an informal trader selling fresh produce from a temporary stall. Two industrial psychologists gave expert witness and submitted that he was unable to resume his work r