CAIRO: At least 25 people were killed and 50 injured when a locomotive smashed through the buffer stop at Cairo’s main train station on Wednesday, causing an explosion and fire, state television and witnesses said. Footage circulating on social media from a security camera inside Ramses station showed the train failing to stop as it arrived at platform six, smashing through the buffers and a metal end railing as passengers carrying luggage walked by. “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. 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: Pakistan Today February 27, 2019 17:37 UTC