STORY: 1 dead, 21 injured in train collision in southern Egypt: ministry
SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 13, 2024
DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2024
LENGTH: 0:00:24
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

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1. various of train collision

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One person was killed and more than 20 others injured in a passenger train collision early Sunday in Egypt's southern Minya province, the Health Ministry said in a statement.

The ministry noted that 19 of the injured people have been treated and discharged from the hospital, while two others remain under medical care.

"One fatality was transferred to Minya General Hospital, and rescue teams are still working at the accident site," the ministry said.

Earlier, Egypt's railway authority explained that a locomotive collided with the rear of a train traveling from Aswan to Cairo. This caused the power car and a passenger car to detach from the train and fall into a nearby canal.

Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir has ordered a committee to investigate the technical causes of the crash, according to a railway authority statement.

Egypt's state-run Ahram Online later reported that the death toll has risen to two, although the Health Ministry did not confirm the update.

Eyewitnesses told Xinhua that local residents and fishermen assisted in rescue efforts at the Ibrahimiyah Canal in Maqusah village, where the accident occurred.

Train traffic resumed after hours of disruption caused by the collision, the Minya provincial government said in a statement.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo.
(XHTV)