Another train collision in the same Egyptian district. 7 dead, more than 100 injured. The government says it has spent EGP 366 billion modernizing the railways.

On September 10, 2 freight trains collided at Al-Balyada station in Egypt’s Giza province. A driver and his assistant were injured, and a locomotive and 2 wagons derailed. The transport ministry ordered an investigation.

Less than 2 months later, another collision hit the same district. A passenger train traveling from Giza to Fayoum slammed into the back of a stationary Cairo-to-Aswan train. At least 7 people were killed and more than 100 injured. The president ordered another investigation and said anyone responsible for negligence must be held accountable. Egypt says it has invested around EGP 366 billion in railway development. Yet the accidents keep coming. Another investigation won’t bring those 7 people back.

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