Saturday, October 24, 2009
25 dead in Egypt train collision: witnesses
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CAIRO: At least 25 people were killed and 55 others hurt in a collision between two passenger trains on Saturday in Giza southwest of the Egyptian capital, witnesses and police said.
"The total has risen to 25 dead and 55 injured and may become worse," a police official at the scene told media.
A security services official said: "The trains were travelling on the same track. One ran into the other as they headed towards Upper Egypt."
Witnesses initially gave a death toll of 15 and estimated the number of injured people and 24.
The crash took place in Al-Ayyat area of Giza, 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Cairo, when one train stopped unexpectedly and another one also heading south from the capital ploughed into it from behind, the security official said.
The first train, heading to Sayum, 100 km (65 miles) south of Cairo made an unscheduled halt but the second, on a southbound journey from Cairo towards Assiyut, 400 km (250 miles) from the capital travelled onwards at normal speed until it struck the back of the stationary train, the official said.
"The total has risen to 25 dead and 55 injured and may become worse," a police official at the scene told media.
A security services official said: "The trains were travelling on the same track. One ran into the other as they headed towards Upper Egypt."
Witnesses initially gave a death toll of 15 and estimated the number of injured people and 24.
The crash took place in Al-Ayyat area of Giza, 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Cairo, when one train stopped unexpectedly and another one also heading south from the capital ploughed into it from behind, the security official said.
The first train, heading to Sayum, 100 km (65 miles) south of Cairo made an unscheduled halt but the second, on a southbound journey from Cairo towards Assiyut, 400 km (250 miles) from the capital travelled onwards at normal speed until it struck the back of the stationary train, the official said.
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