Initial investigations indicate driver stepped off train without pulling hand brake, unattended locomotive smashed through buffers and burst into flames.
At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured when a locomotive smashed through the buffers and burst into flames at Cairo's main train station on Wednesday.
Passengers carrying luggage ran for their lives as the fire spread, and several people were running covered in flames, witnesses said.Health minister Hala Zayed said authorities had not been able to identify many of the 20 bodies recovered because they were too badly burned. Egypt has one of the oldest and largest rail networks in the region and accidents causing casualties are common. A train collision in Alexandria killed more than 40 people in 2017.
Ahmed Youssef, a doctor at Al Helal hospital, close to the station, said more than 20 injured had been admitted, most of them in serious condition.
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