The reason for the deadly clash of passenger trains in Egypt was the actions of unknown people who stopped one of the compositions. This is stated in the statement of Egyptian railways, reports Al Arabiya.
As noted, the braking system has worked in one of the compositions. “During the movement of the train number 157 Luxor – Alexandria between the stations of Maraga and Takhta, unidentified persons opened a safety valve, which is why the composition stopped,” indicated in the application.
After what happened in the standing train, another crashed another, following the Aswan – Cairo route. As a result, the last cars of the stopped composition, as well as the locomotive and the wagon, were turned over and turned over.
Currently, work is underway to eliminate the consequences of the accident and movement recovery. Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbuli held a crisis meeting in connection with the occurrence and ordered officials to provide all the necessary support for settling the situation.
Two passenger trains collided on March 26 in the province of Sokhag. As a result, at least 32 people were killed, 66 were injured.