Two people were killed and several others injured Tuesday in a train accident north of Cairo, Egypt's health ministry said after the country's latest rail tragedy.
This picture taken on March 7, 2023 shows a general view of the scene of a train accident in the city of Qalyub in Qalyub province, in Egypt's Nile delta region north of the capital. Khaled KAMEL / AFP
An earlier ministry toll that reported one dead also listed 16 injured, including six already treated and released.Egypt's national rail authority said the accident occurred when a passenger train entering Qalyub station went through a stop signal. "The goal of these decisions is not merely about leadership changes of the authority but are in line with the next stage which demands... a complete upgrade of the railway network," the transport ministry said at the time.
The prosecution service later alleged the driver of the speeding Egyptian train and his assistant had both left the driver's cabin when it crashed into another train, which was stationary. "We have a problem with the human element," he said, pledging to set up an automated network by 2024.
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