Train collision kills 15 in Egypt

International Desk: Egypt's state-run news agency says a train collision in coastal Beheira province has left 15 people dead and 40 others injured.

Wednesday's report by the MENA news agency quotes the spokesman of the Health Ministry as saying the collision took place in the town of Kom Hamada.

There was no immediate information on what caused the collision between a cargo train and a passenger train. The passenger train was heading to Cairo.

It is feared that the death toll and the number of injured could rise.

Source: Agencies


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