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At least two people were killed and 16 others injured after a train derailed north of Cairo on Tuesday, according to Egypt’s health ministry.
The passenger train crashed into a station platform in the city of Qalyub, the Ministry of Transport said in a statement.
According to a statement issued by the National Railway of Egypt, the incident happened at 7:20 pm local time, after the train failed to respond to the beacon signal, eventually hitting the buffer stopper causing part of the train to plunge. out to the rails.
About 20 ambulances arrived at the scene to assist the injured.
Kamel El-Wazir, Egypt’s transport minister, ordered the creation of a commission to find out what caused the derailment and “identify those responsible and limit the damage,” the statement said. added.
Separately, Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity said in a statement released on Tuesday that the government would provide 100,000 EGP (approximately $3,254) to the families of those killed.
