Named the cause of the catastrophic descent of cars with dozens of victims
Collision of two locomotives caused the descent of several cars of a passenger train in Egypt
The collision of two locomotives caused the descent of several cars of a passenger train in Egypt. The accident occurred on November 8 at the railway section between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqah stations. This was reported by the National Railways Administration.
According to the agency, the Tahya Misr train, en route from Giza to Fayoum, collided with the tail part of the train No. 2010, which was heading from Cairo to Aswan.
As a result of the incident, 64 people were injured. One of the victims, a train driver traveling from Cairo to Aswan, could not be rescued: he died in hospital from his injuries.
There were no foreign nationals among those taken to medical institutions.
