In the most recent of the country’s recent rail accidents, a passenger train derailed in western Egypt, killing at least three people and injuring 94 others, according to authorities.
The train slammed on Saturday as it headed for Cairo’s capital from Matrouh, a province in the western Mediterranean, according to railway officials, who issued a statement.
Two of its wagons slammed into the tracks, leaving only one more.
The Health Ministry provided a detailed list of deaths and injuries, and 30 ambulances were dispatched to transport injured people to hospitals.
According to a statement from the railroad authorities, an investigation is currently being conducted to determine the accident’s cause.
Egypt’s ageing railway system, which has also been plagued by mismanagement, has a high rate of train accidents and derailments.
At least one person was killed and several others were hurt when a train crashed into the tail of a Cairo-bound passenger train in southern Egypt last October.
At least 32 people died and more than 100 were hurt in a collision between two trains in southern Egypt in 2021, which resulted in the deaths of at least 32 people and injuries.
Source: Aljazeera
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