Train Collision Kills 3, Injures 49
From Times Wire Reports
Two trains collided in northern Egypt, killing three people and injuring 49 others, a Health Ministry official said. The trains hit head-on between the towns of Shirbin and Bilqas in the Nile Delta, the Interior Ministry said. A preliminary investigation showed the accident was caused by a signal operator who failed to stop one of the trains, Egypt’s Middle East News Agency said.
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