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Train collision kills at least seven in northern Egypt
A collision between two trains in northern Egypt has killed at least seven people and injured dozens, with footage showing multiple overturned carriages.
In brief
A collision between two trains in northern Egypt has killed at least seven people and injured dozens, with footage showing multiple overturned carriages. At least seven people died and dozens were injured in a train collision in northern Egypt; the cause remains unclear and an investigation is underway. Originally…
Collision kills at least seven
A train collision in northern Egypt has killed at least seven people and injured dozens. Footage showed multiple overturned carriages with people surrounding them.
Two trains collided in route
One train was travelling from Giza to the Fayoum oasis, south west of Cairo. The other was heading from Cairo to Aswan in the south.
Investigation underway, cause unclear
The cause of the accident remains unclear. Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said an investigation was underway and would hold accountable anyone who proves their negligence.
“hold accountable anyone who proves their negligence”
The key point
At least seven people died and dozens were injured in a train collision in northern Egypt; the cause remains unclear and an investigation is underway.
