According to Agence France-Presse on March 29, two Egyptian trains collided in the Tahta area of Sohag province on the 26th, killing 18 people. The Egyptian prosecutor's office said on the 29th that the authorities have ordered the arrest of 8 people.
"The Attorney General ordered that two drivers, their two assistants, a guard from a traffic control tower, the head of traffic management at Asyut and two other guards be detained," prosecutors said in a statement. ”
The death toll initially reported in the accident was 32, and the minister of health said on the 27th that the death toll was temporarily revised to 19, and the statement also said that the death toll was 18. The statement also said 200 people were injured, up from 185 said by the health minister.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reportedly said he would severely punish the perpetrators of the accident.
Source: China News Network