Three people were killed and 47 others were injured when two trains collided in the city of Zagazig in Sharkiya governorate in the Nile Delta on Saturday afternoon, according to Extra News.
According to Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA), a collision took place between passenger train No. 281, travelling from Zagazig to Ismailia, and passenger train No. 336, travelling from Mansoura to Zagazig, near Block 5 in the city of Zagazig.
In a statement, the Ministry of Health and Population said more than three dozen ambulances were dispatched to the site of the collision.
More than two dozen injured individuals were transported to Al-Ahrar and Zagazig University hospitals, added the health ministry.
Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir and senior ERA officials rushed to the site of the accident, according to the ERA.
Minister El-Wazir ordered the deployment of emergency equipment and cranes to carry out rescue operations.
El-Wazir also ordered the formation of a committee of railway specialists to investigate any technical causes behind the collision, added the ERA.
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