Trains collide in Egypt's Nile Delta leaving 2 dead, 29 injured
Two passenger trains have collided in Egypt’s Nile Delta, killing at least two people
Trains collide in Egypt's Nile Delta leaving 2 dead, 29 injured
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Two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Nile Delta on Saturday, killing at least two people, authorities said.
The crash happened in the city of Zagazig, the capital of Sharqiya province, the country's railway authority said in a statement. Egypt's Health Ministry said the collision injured at least 29 others.
Train derailments and crashes are common in Egypt, where an aging railway system has also been plagued by mismanagement. In recent years, the government announced initiatives to improve its railways.
In 2018, President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said some 250 billion Egyptian pounds, or $8.13 billion, would be needed to properly overhaul the North African country’s neglected rail network.
Video from the site of the crash showed a train car crumpled by the impact, surrounded by crowds. Men tried to lift the injured through the windows of a passenger car.
Last month, a train crashed into a truck crossing the train tracks in the Mediterranean province of Alexandria, killing two people.
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