South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered condolences to the victims of a train accident in the capital Pretoria on Tuesday morning.

Three people died in the accident.

“I have learned with sadness of the train accident, with three fatalities at this point and over 600 being attended to at various hospitals, mostly with light injuries. Our thoughts are with those who lost their lives and their families. To the injured I would like to wish you all a speedy recovery,” he said.