train derailment
Prosecutors reveal details of Imbaba freight train derailment
Egypt
June 2, 2021
Prosecutors reveal details of Imbaba freight train derailment
On Tuesday, the Imbaba Prosecution Office in Giza revealed the circumstances behind a silo train derailment in Imbaba. Preliminary investigations…
Two train coaches derail in Damietta with no casualties
Egypt
May 26, 2021
Two train coaches derail in Damietta with no casualties
Two cars of an empty passenger train at Damietta station overturned after colliding with a single railway locomotive while traveling…
Following deadly crashes, Egypt’s transport minister implements railway leadership overhaul
Egypt
April 20, 2021
Following deadly crashes, Egypt’s transport minister implements railway leadership overhaul
Egypt’s Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir implemented a major leadership overhaul in the country’s National Railway Authority, following three deadly train…
Eleven dead and 98 injured after train derails near Qalyubiya
Egypt
April 18, 2021
Eleven dead and 98 injured after train derails near Qalyubiya
The Ministry of Health and Population announced that 11 people have been killed and 98 others were injured after a…
Fifteen injured after train derails in Sharqiya
Egypt
April 15, 2021
Fifteen injured after train derails in Sharqiya
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced on Thursday morning that 15 passengers were injured after a train derailed in…
Train derails near Cairo
Egypt
August 14, 2020
Train derails near Cairo
A passenger train heading to Cairo from the city of Zagazig in the Egyptian Delta derailed on Friday just outside…
Egypt’s Railway Authority head replaced after Cairo-Aswan derail leaves six injured
Egypt
July 30, 2018
Egypt’s Railway Authority head replaced after Cairo-Aswan derail leaves six injured
Six passengers were injured when Passenger train #982 (The Spanish) derailed before arriving in Kalabsha in Aswan, leaving both…
At least 32 killed, 50 injured as train derails in India
World
January 22, 2017
At least 32 killed, 50 injured as train derails in India
An overnight passenger train derailed in southern India, killing at least 32 people and injuring 50 others in the latest…
Transport minister reviews safety with railway officials after Ayyat derailment
Egypt
September 9, 2016
Transport minister reviews safety with railway officials after Ayyat derailment
Transport Minister Galal Saeed met on Friday with the chairman of the Railway Authority and his deputies to revise safety …
At least 5 killed, 27 injured in Cairo-Aswan train derailment
Egypt
September 7, 2016
At least 5 killed, 27 injured in Cairo-Aswan train derailment
At least five people were killed and 27 others were injured when a Cairo-Aswan train derailed at the village of…