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Photos: Train collision in Southern Egypt kills at least 32 people

It was not immediately clear what caused one train to crash into the back of the other

Published: March 26, 2021 18:15 Bloomberg

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Egypt train crash gallery — At least 32 people were killed and 91 injured on Friday when two trains collided on a railway in southern Egypt, the health ministry said. Image Credit: AFP

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Egypt train crash gallery — The collision in the province of Sohag derailed three carriages, according to the health ministry and a local official. Image Credit: AFP

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Egypt train crash gallery — It was not immediately clear what caused one train to crash into the back of the other. Image Credit: AFP

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Egypt train crash gallery — Dozens of ambulances were dispatched to the scene to transport casualties to nearby hospitals, the health ministry said in a statement. Image Credit: AFP

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Egypt train crash gallery — Video images circulating on social media showed one of the carriages lying buckled and overturned across the track while onlookers crowded around or clambered over the wreckage to search for survivors. Image Credit: AFP

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Egypt train crash gallery — Egypt's public prosecutor ordered an investigation into the accident, according to state-owned Nile Television. Image Credit: AFP

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Egypt train crash gallery — A statement from the railroad authority said unknown people had released the emergency brakes on one of the trains, causing the crash. Image Credit: AFP

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Egypt train crash gallery — The accident comes two years after a major collision at Ramses Station in the capital Cairo killed at least 24 people and injured more, causing an explosion and blaze that engulfed the hall. Image Credit: AFP

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Egypt train crash gallery — People gather around the wreckage of two trains that collided in the Tahta district of Sohag province, some 460 kms south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, reportedly killing at least 32 people and injuring scores of others, on March 26, 2021. Image Credit: AFP

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Egypt train crash gallery — Image Credit: AFP

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Egypt train crash gallery — Image Credit: AFP

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Egypt train crash gallery — Image Credit: AFP

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Egypt train crash gallery — Image Credit: AFP

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Egypt train crash gallery — Image Credit: AFP

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