Prasa ordered to pay damages to commuter thrown from train during Nyanga robbery
The Western Cape High Court found Prasa fully liable after Aisha Barnabas was thrown from a moving train during a 2011 robbery near Nyanga. The amount of compensation is yet to be determined.
A Cape Town commuter, Aisha Barnabas, was awarded 100% damages by the Western Cape High Court for being thrown from a moving train during a robbery near Nyanga in 2011. The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) was found liable for the incident, as the court determined that Prasa has a public legal duty to ensure reasonable security measures to protect passengers from harm.
Barnabas suffered severe injuries, including a lacerated leg, head, and dislocated shoulder, and was left disabled. She claimed that Prasa was negligent for allowing the train to travel with its doors open and failing to exercise reasonable care and diligence to prevent the harm. The court agreed, stating that Prasa failed to comply with safety precautions by having train doors open while in motion, which was foreseeable and amounted to negligence. Barnabas was ordered to receive full compensation for her damages, including costs.
Written by urgent.news from IOL's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
