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Trains collide in Egypt’s Nile Delta leaving 3 dead, 29 injured

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September 15, 2024

Trains collide in Egypt's Nile Delta leaving 3 dead, 29 injured

CAIRO (AP) — Two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Nile Delta on Saturday, killing not less than three individuals, two of them kids, authorities stated.

The crash occurred within the metropolis of Zagazig, the capital of Sharqiya province, the nation’s railway authority stated in an announcement. Egypt’s Well being Ministry stated the collision injured not less than 40 others.

Prepare derailments and crashes are widespread in Egypt, the place an growing old railway system has additionally been stricken by mismanagement. In recent times, the federal government introduced initiatives to enhance its railways.

In 2018, President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi stated some 250 billion Egyptian kilos, or $8.13 billion, could be wanted to correctly overhaul the North African nation’s uncared for rail community.

Video from the location of the crash confirmed a prepare automotive crumpled by the impression, surrounded by crowds. Males tried to elevate the injured by means of the home windows of a passenger automotive.

Final month, a prepare crashed right into a truck crossing the prepare tracks within the Mediterranean province of Alexandria, killing two individuals.

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