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At least 58 injured as train derails in Egypt
[su_label type=”info”]SMA News – Agencies [/su_label][su_spacer size=”10″] At least 58 people were injured on Friday when a passenger train derailed south of Egypt’s capital Cairo, the health ministry said in a statement.
“Most of the injuries are minor,” Ahmed Mohei, an assistant to the health minister, told state television.
Three carriages on a train headed to the southern province of Qena went off-track, state news agency MENA said, citing a transport ministry statement.
Public Prosecutor Nabil Sadek ordered an investigation into the accident by a technical team from the Armed Forces Engineering Authority.
The prosecutor also summoned a number of railway officials for questioning.
Egyptians have long complained that governments have failed to enforce safety on the antiquated rail network.
“Most of the injuries are minor,” Ahmed Mohei, an assistant to the health minister, told state television.
Three carriages on a train headed to the southern province of Qena went off-track, state news agency MENA said, citing a transport ministry statement.
Public Prosecutor Nabil Sadek ordered an investigation into the accident by a technical team from the Armed Forces Engineering Authority.
The prosecutor also summoned a number of railway officials for questioning.
Egyptians have long complained that governments have failed to enforce safety on the antiquated rail network.