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Train crash in Egypt kills one; over 20 injured

Footage aired by local media showed the two carriages partially submerged in the watercourse. Along with the fatality, the Health Ministry said at least 21 people were injured

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This was the 2nd crash in a month

This was the 2nd crash in a month

A locomotive crashed into the tail of the Cairo-bound passenger train Sunday in southern Egypt, killing at least one person and injuring multiple others, authorities said. It is the second train crash in a month in the North African country.

The collision occurred in the province of Minya, 270 km south of Cairo, the railway authority said in a statement, and two railway carriages fell into an adjacent watercourse. The cause of the crash was being investigated, the statement added.

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