Egypt says 11 killed in train crash north of Cairo
By SAMY MAGDYApril 18, 2021 GMT
CAIRO (AP) A passenger train derailed Sunday north of Cairo, killing at least 11 people, Egyptian authorities said. It was the latest of several rail accidents to hit the country in recent years.
Four train wagons ran off the railway at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province, just outside Cairo, the railway authority said in a statement. Videos on social media showed wagons overturned and passengers escaping to safety along the railway.
The train was travelling to the Nile Delta city of Mansoura from the Egyptian capital, the statement said.
Egypt says 11 killed in train crash north of Cairo
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1of35People gather at the site where a passenger train derailed injuring at least 100 people, in Banha, Qalyubia province, Egypt, Sunday, April 18, 2021. At least eight train wagons ran off the railway, the provincial governor s office said in a statement.Fadel Dawood/APShow MoreShow Less
2of35Medics carry an injured man at the site where a passenger train derailed injuring at least 100 people, in Banha, Qalyubia province, Egypt, Sunday, April 18, 2021. At least eight train wagons ran off the railway, the provincial governor s office said in a statement.Fadel Dawood/APShow MoreShow Less
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Cairo: A passenger train derailed Sunday north of Cairo, killing at least 11 people, Egyptian authorities said. It was the latest of several rail accidents to hit the country in recent years.
Four train wagons ran off the railway at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province, just outside Cairo, the railway authority said in a statement. Videos on social media showed wagons overturned and passengers escaping to safety along the railway.
People gather at the site where a passenger train derailed injuring at least 100 people, near Banha, Qalyubia province, Egypt, Sunday, April 18, 2021.
Eleven people were killed and about 100 injured on Sunday in a train accident in Egypt s Qalioubia province north of Cairo,
Railway authorities say that at least four train wagons ran off the tracks at the city of Banha in the province.
An injured passenger Tarek Gomaa narrated the events before the accident. I was in the air-conditioned car Number 3, and before the (Sandanor) station, we were surprised by the train speeding up and we found ourselves on top of each other, and dense dust and we could not get out.
Egypt s Health Ministry said in a statement that at least 100 others were injured while around 60 ambulances were sent to take the injured from the scene to nearby hospitals.
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The crash in Banha, Qalyubia province, is the latest of several rail accidents to hit Egypt in recent years. Photo / AP
The crash in Banha, Qalyubia province, is the latest of several rail accidents to hit Egypt in recent years. Photo / AP
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By: Samy Magdy
A passenger train derailed north of Cairo, killing at least 11 people, Egyptian authorities said earlier today. It was the latest of several rail accidents to hit the country in recent years.
Four train wagons ran off the railway at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province, just outside Cairo, the railway authority said in a statement on Sunday local time. Videos on social media showed wagons overturned and passengers escaping to safety along the railway.