Prasa must pay R6.4m to WC man pushed out of train

THE Western Cape High Court has ordered the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) to pay R6.4 million to a Gugulethu man who suffered life-altering injuries after being pushed from a moving train in 2013.

- SINENHLANHLA MASILELA

AVIWE Hopewell Tobi suffered serious injuries when he was pushed from a moving train near Bonteheuwel in 2013.

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The judgment, delivered on Monday by acting Judge Fareed Moosa, marks a significant triumph for victim Aviwe Hopewell Tobi, whose life has been irrevocably changed as a result of the harrowing incident.

Tobi, now aged 37, endured a tragic accident when he was 25 years old in November 2013, near Bonteheuwel, which led to severe injuries including the amputation of his lower right leg, chronic pain, and the permanent disability that has rendered him incapable of physical work.

For over a month, he was hospitalised at Groote Schuur Hospital, undergoing extensive medical treatment and rehabilitation to address the multiple injuries he sustained in the shocking incident.