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| At least 32 dead, 66 injured as two trains crash in southern Egypt | At least 32 dead, 66 injured as two trains crash in southern Egypt |
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| Two trains have collided near the Egyptian city of Sohag, killing 32 people and injuring at least 66 others. The country's prime minister is chairing a crisis meeting in response. | Two trains have collided near the Egyptian city of Sohag, killing 32 people and injuring at least 66 others. The country's prime minister is chairing a crisis meeting in response. |
| Dramatic footage showed people trying to rescue passengers trapped inside the twisted wreckage outside Sohag, some 300 miles south of the capital, Cairo. | Dramatic footage showed people trying to rescue passengers trapped inside the twisted wreckage outside Sohag, some 300 miles south of the capital, Cairo. |
| Some passengers who had escaped were seen lying on the ground injured. | Some passengers who had escaped were seen lying on the ground injured. |
| At least 36 ambulances were sent to the site of the crash and took victims to local hospitals, the health ministry said in a statement. | At least 36 ambulances were sent to the site of the crash and took victims to local hospitals, the health ministry said in a statement. |
| Three carriages were derailed as one train crashed into the back of another, although the exact cause of the accident has not yet been reported. | Three carriages were derailed as one train crashed into the back of another, although the exact cause of the accident has not yet been reported. |
| The Egyptian prime minister Mostafa Madbouly has chaired a crisis meeting, Al Jazeera reported. | The Egyptian prime minister Mostafa Madbouly has chaired a crisis meeting, Al Jazeera reported. |
| The news outlet also said the Minister of Transport, Lieutenant General Kamel al-Wazir, has ordered that the drivers of both trains be detained. | The news outlet also said the Minister of Transport, Lieutenant General Kamel al-Wazir, has ordered that the drivers of both trains be detained. |
| It comes after another crash two years ago at Cairo's Ramses Station killed 24 people and caused an explosion and a fire. | It comes after another crash two years ago at Cairo's Ramses Station killed 24 people and caused an explosion and a fire. |
| In 2017, Egypt saw some 1,793 train accidents, according to the most recent data. | In 2017, Egypt saw some 1,793 train accidents, according to the most recent data. |
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