Tragedy kills dozens injured in train crash in Egypt

It killed 32 people and injured 66 others the train collision north of the Egyptian city of Sohag on Friday, as reported by Reuters, citing the country’s Ministry of Health.

Health authorities have sent 36 ambulances to the area and the injured are being treated at local hospitals, the health ministry said in a statement.

Videos and images from the scene of the collision of the two trains have seen the light of day…

The trains collided while moving at high speed, causing two of their wagons to be destroyed and a third to overturn, a security source told Reuters.

Egypt has one of the oldest and largest railway networks in the region and accidents are frequent.

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