Egypt: Train derails, more than 100 casualties

A train carrying military recruits derailed on the outskirts of Egypt's capital Cairo on the morning of January 15, killing at least 15 people and injuring 103, the Egyptian Health Ministry said.

Egyptian Health Ministry spokesman Ahmed Omar said the train derailed as it was travelling from Upper Egypt to a military camp in Cairo. The injured were rushed to hospital.

Illustration photo. (Source: channelnewsasia.com)

Egypt’s railway system has a poor safety record. The country’s most recent rail accident occurred on November 17, 2012, when a train collided with a school bus south of Cairo, killing 50 people, most of them children, and injuring 17.

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

According to (TTXVN) - DT