Middle East
Death toll in Egypt from train derailment rises to 23
Cairo-Mansura passenger train 949 went off the tracks in province of Qalyubia
Halime Afra Aksoy |
21.04.2021 - Update : 21.04.2021
A derailed passenger train is seen leaving 8 dead, 100 injured in incident in city of Qalyubia, Egypt on April 18, 2021. ( Stringer - Anadolu Agency )
ISTANBUL
The death toll from a train derailment over the weekend in Egypt’s Qalyubia province has risen to 23, the prosecutor-general's office said Tuesday.
The number of injured totaled 139, it said in a statement.
The statement said that as part of the investigation, along with 23 suspects, the decision to arrest the train driver and his assistant was made.
The Cairo-Mansura passenger train 949 went off the tracks in the city of Banha, north of Cairo.
Last month, 32 people lost their lives and 66 others sustained injuries in a train accident.
After the railway accidents, Egypt’s Ministry of Transportation announced Tuesday that extensive changes in positions were made in the National Railways Directorate.
