"A full upgrade of the railway system is the only way to end such kind of disasters," Sisi said. According to the presidential spokesman, Bassam Radi, the meeting followed up the train collision, which took place in Sohag governorate in Upper Egypt on Friday. ENR said in a statement that the train traffic has been almost fully resumed after all preparations had been taken between the stations of Maragha and Tahta. The train traffic is now normal at all lines and railway operations are completely relaunched, it added. Earlier on Friday, two trains had collided in the Tahta township in Sohag governorate, killing at least 32 people and injuring more than 160.

Source: Egypt Today March 27, 2021 12:00 UTC