- Two trains collided in the Sohag province of
Egypt on Friday. - At least 32 were killed and dozens more were injured, authorities said.
- Egypt's rail network is old, and the country has a history of fatal accidents, Reuters reported.
At least 32 people are dead and dozens more are injured after two trains collided in Egypt on Friday, authorities said.
The collision in the southern province of Sohag caused three passenger cars to flip over, health authorities said, according to the Associated Press.
Egypt's railroad authority said unknown people had pulled emergency brakes on one of the trains, causing the crash, Bloomberg reported.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said on Twitter that those responsible for the crash would be punished, according to the New York Times.
Footage posted by local media showed train carriages derailed and people assessing the debris, including videos posted by Egypt Today Magazine that showed the aftermath of the crash.
-Egypt Today Magazine (@EgyptTodayMag) March 26, 2021
An unnamed Egyptian security source told Reuters: "The trains collided while going at not very high speeds, which led to the destruction of two carriages and a third to overturn."
Egypt's rail networks are one of the oldest in the region, and have a history of train accidents like this, Reuters reported.