Dozens killed in train crash in southern Egypt, say authorities
by Associated Press in Cairo from World news | The Guardian on (#5FTJJ)
At least 32 people and 100 injured after collision between two trains in Sohag province
At least 32 people were killed and more than a hundred injured when two trains collided in southern Egypt in an accident blamed by authorities on a passenger activating the emergency breaks.
Two passenger cars flipped on their side from the force of the collision, the latest in a series of deadly accidents along Egypt's troubled rail system, plagued by poor maintenance and management.
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