The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced the death of 32 people and the injury of 66 others in a train accident near Sohag on Friday. A train heading to Cairo from Aswan rear-ended a passenger train that had stopped at Tahta in Sohag, causing three vehicles to derail and injuring a number of passengers, Nashat Fouad, a member of the House of Representatives from the Tahta district in Sohag Governorate, said. In the same context, the Ministry of Health announced that Health Minister Hala Zayed was on the way to Sohag to inspect the health condition of the injured. Official spokesperson for the ministry Khaled Megahed explained that immediately after the accident, 36 equipped ambulances were dispatched to transport 50 injured people to Sohag General Hospital, Sohag Educational Hospital, Tahta Hospital and Maragha Hospital. Train accidents have been a common occurence in Egypt, with some resulting in a large number of deaths and injuries.

Source: Egypt Independent March 26, 2021 13:30 UTC