Two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Nile Delta on Saturday, resulting in at least two deaths and injuring at least 29 others, according to authorities.
The crash occurred in Zagazig, the capital of Sharqiya province. Train accidents are frequent in Egypt due to an aging railway system and mismanagement, despite recent government efforts to improve the railways.
In 2018, President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi stated that around 250 billion Egyptian pounds (about $8.13 billion) would be needed to upgrade the country’s neglected rail network.
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Images from the crash site showed a damaged train car surrounded by crowds, with people attempting to help the injured. Just last month, another train accident in Alexandria resulted in two fatalities when a train hit a truck on the tracks.