Police guard the damaged train at Ramsis station after it crashed into a barrier before exploding. Photo: APA fight between two train conductors unleashed a speeding, unmanned train that slammed into a barrier and exploded in the Egyptian capital's main station, killing at least 25 people, authorities say. Railway officials said the single railcar collided head-on with the buffer stop on Wednesday, causing a huge explosion and fire. El-Sissi spoke a day after a passenger train collided with a cargo train, killing at least 12 people, including a child. The deadliest train crash took place in 2002 when over 300 people were killed when fire erupted in speeding train travelling from Cairo to southern Egypt.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 27, 2019 20:03 UTC