Egypt’s Public Prosecution has remanded 23 suspects involved in Sunday’s train accident in Toukh, which killed 23 people and wounded 139 others. The Egyptian National Railways authority is conducting an investigation to determine the causes of the accident, which occurred at approximately 2:05 pm in the country’s Qalyubia Governorate. The Cairo-Mansoura train #949 had departed from Cairo at 1:20 pm and was scheduled to arrive in Mansoura at 5 pm. Train accidents have been a common occurence in Egypt, with some resulting in a large number of deaths and injuries. The railway renovation is part of a larger ongoing transportation overhaul that includes new high-speed trains, additional metro lines, and road improvement projects.

Source: Egypt Independent April 21, 2021 11:48 UTC