Egypt: Train derails, over 100 casualties.

The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced that a train carrying new recruits derailed on the outskirts of Cairo on the morning of January 15, killing at least 15 people and injuring 103 others.

Egyptian Health Ministry spokesman Ahmed Omar said the train derailed while traveling from Upper Egypt to a military camp in Cairo. The injured were quickly taken to hospital.

Illustrative image. (Source: channelnewsasia.com)

Safety conditions on Egypt's railway system are very poor. The most recent railway accident in the country occurred on November 17, 2012, when a train crashed into a school bus south of Cairo, killing 50 people, mostly children, and injuring 17 others.

The worst railway disaster in Egypt's history occurred in 2002 when a fire broke out and spread rapidly on a moving train, killing more than 360 people.

According to (VNA) - DT