Train crash in Egypt killed four people And hurt more Of the 20, officials said Wednesday about latest in a series of deadly Blame accidents on Outdated infrastructure and poor management.
The train skipped the station and crashed into the warehouses at the end of The track after passing through the stop signal in Nile Delta city of Qalyub north of The National Authority for Cairo Railways said.
“It led to a derailment of locomotive f first Transport ” added in a permit.
Pictures from the scene showed emergency crews overnight using Lever for lifting the deviation from the rails coach which appeared to be partially stacked.
The Egyptian Ministry of Health later gave final fees of Four dead and 23 wounded, which is twice the number of deaths that occurred announced Overnight.
families of who killed in the latest Train tragedy you will receive compensation worth The Ministry of Solidarity said that 100 thousand Egyptian pounds (about three thousand dollars).
similar amount A statement said that the injured were seriously injured.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi pledged to hold them accountable responsible for frequent deadly railway accidents in Egypt Arab world’s most populous country.
In April 2021, the Minister of Transport, Kamal Al-Wazir, sacked the Railway Authority head yet fuss over bad management of Dilapidated train lines.
The dismissal came after two train accidents in less than a month that resulted in deaths more from 40 people.
The worst railway tragedy occurred in Egypt in 2002 when A.J fire They tore up the train killing more from 370 people just outside Cairo.
105 million Egyptians people Very much dependent on Rail transport, however networkdespite of one of the biggest on The African continent is full with problems.
After the tragedies of 2021, transportation minister I acknowledge that the “human element” is to blame. for the deadly accidents.
The minister at the time pledged to be automatic network Will be set up By 2024 – part of Marquee projects promised by the Sisi administration.
projects also include construction of a new high-speed network to replace existing fonts for Contracts awarded.
Egypt roads also See frequently deadly Accidents are often blamed on poor maintenance And rules make fun of him drivers.
In 2021, about 7,000 people were killed on Egyptian roads according to official Numbers.
