Saturday, September 14, 2024, 11:23 p.m
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At least two people died and 29 others were injured after the collision of two passenger trains in the city of Zagazig, Sharkia Governorate, northeast of Cairo, Egypt’s Ministry of Health announced on Saturday, according to Reuters.
Egypt: At least two people killed and dozens injured in an accident involving two trains in Zagazig, the Egyptian Health Ministry reports.
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The injured were transported to hospitals and “rescue operations are underway”, the ministry stated.
The railway authority said in a statement that one of the trains was heading from Zagazig city to Ismailia city, while the other was heading from Mansoura city to Zagazig.
Egypt has been working for years on the development of the transport network, on the modernization of trains and on the development of railway lines.
Source: ziare.com
