In pics: 40 injured in locomotive-train collision in Alexandria - Health Ministry

CAIRO – 22 June 2021: Egypt’s Railway Authority announced that a locomotive vehicle collided with another train at Misr Station in Alexandria, leaving 40 people sustaining minor injuries, announce Ministry of Health Tuesday.

At 9:15 a.m., while an express train moving from Platform 8, traveling from Alexandria to Cairo, the locomotive of another train behind moved and collided with the last carriage of the express train.

A total of 27 ambulances were dispatched to collision site to transfer the injured to hospitals. The injuries varied between bruises, abrasions and fractures in different parts of the body. The Ministry of Health stressed that all the injured are receiving the necessary treatment and medical care in hospitals until they recover.

The train traffic was not affected by the incident. Two train drivers and two assistants were suspended from work, and referred to prosecution to be questioned over the incident.

On Monday evening, a freight train collided with two minibuses that stopped too close to the rail tracks in a residential area near Helwan city, Southern Cairo. The accident left two killed and six others injured, according to a statement by the Ministry of Health.