At least 32 people died when two trains collided in Egypt on Friday, the health ministry said – with dramatic images of the aftermath showing people screaming and covered in soot in an overturned car.
The fatal accident occurred in the north of the city of Sohag and left at least 66 people injured.
This screenshot provided by AFPTV shows people gathered around the wreckage of two trains that collided in Tahta district, Sohag province, about 285 miles south of Cairo, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens of others, in March 26, 2021.
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Photos from the local media showed wagons derailed above a water channel.
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“The trains collided while moving at not very high speeds, which led to the destruction of two cars and the rollover of a third,” a security source told Reuters.
Videos of the scene circulated on Twittershowing an overturned train car – with passengers still screaming in their seats.
Some passengers – who appeared to be covered in ash – could be seen trying to help others.
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Egypt has one of the largest and oldest rail networks in the region and casualties are common.