Two trains collided on Wednesday north of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, killing at least 15 people, authorities said, the latest deadly accident involving the country’s underfunded and mismanaged railways. The collision involved a cargo train and a passenger train heading to Cairo, the Health Ministry said. Figures recently released by the state’s statistics agency show that 1,249 train accidents took place last year, the highest since 2009 when the number reached 1,577. In 2016, at least 51 people were killed when two commuter trains collided near Cairo. Two months later, at least 19 people died in a train derailment south of Cairo.

Source: Hindustan Times February 28, 2018 12:33 UTC