Why train accidents are so frequent in Egypt
Despite government efforts to develop the Egyptian railway network, train accidents have become recurrent.
Egypt witnessed April 18 a new train accident after four carriages derailed, resulting in the death of 11 people and the injury of 98 others, according to an official statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Health.
The accident that occurred near the city of Toukh in Qalyubia governorate, north of Cairo, is not the first of its kind, as the Egyptian railways witnessed five accidents over the past three weeks — three of which resulted in casualties.
