Egypt has one of the oldest and larges­t rail networ­ks in the region and accide­nts causin­g casual­ties are common­CAIRO: At least 20 people were killed and 43 injured when a locomotive smashed through the buffers at the main train station in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Wednesday, the health minister said. “I saw at least nine corpses lying on the ground, charred.”Ahmed Abdeltawab said the platform had been crowded with people waiting for another train. “The scene was terrifying.”Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced from the station that the incident would be investigated and anyone found responsible held to account. Student Ali Ramadan said he had suffered burns and injured his foot when he ran into a concrete bench on the crowded platform. The transport ministry briefly suspended all arrivals and departures at the station before reopening all platforms except the one where the crash happened.

Source: The Express Tribune February 27, 2019 14:37 UTC