Trains collide in Egypt leaving two dead, 29 hurt

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Trains collide in Egypt leaving two *****, 29 hurt

Two passenger trains have collided in Egypt’s Nile Delta, ******** at least two people, authorities said.

The ****** happened on Saturday in the city of Zagazig, the capital of Sharqiya province, the country’s railway authority said in a statement. Egypt’s Health Ministry said the collision injured at least 29 others.

Train derailments and crashes are common in Egypt, where an aging railway system has also been plagued by mismanagement. In recent years, the government announced initiatives to improve its railways.

In 2018, President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said some 250 billion Egyptian pounds ($A7.7 billion) would be needed to properly overhaul the North ******** country’s neglected rail network.

Video from the site of the ****** showed a train car crumpled by the impact, surrounded by crowds. Men tried to lift the injured through the windows of a passenger car.

Last month, a train crashed into a truck crossing the train tracks in the Mediterranean province of Alexandria, ******** two people.

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