Egyptian prosecutors blame gross negligence for deadly train collision

The March train crash that killed at least 19 people is the latest disaster to strike Egypt's aging rail system.
People gather around the wreckage of two trains that collided in the Tahta district of Sohag province, some 460 kilometers (285 miles) south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, reportedly killing at least 19 people and injuring scores of others, on March 26, 2021.
People gather around the wreckage of two trains that collided in the Tahta district of Sohag province, some 460 kilometers (285 miles) south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, reportedly killing at least 19 people and injuring scores of others, on March 26, 2021. - AFP via Getty Images
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Prosecutors in Egypt said that gross negligence played a part in last month’s deadly train accident, alleging that neither the driver of the moving train nor his assistant were in the cabin at the time of the crash. 

A passenger train collided with another on March 26, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens of others in the southern province of Sohag. Following the crash, the moving train’s driver and seven others were arrested. 

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