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838: 208:, and ended up with a baggage car standing vertically on its end that was crushed between the locomotive and the first passenger car. At least 22 people were killed in the accident and 46 injured. 1406: 1000: 644:, crashed into a pickup truck towing a trailer and loaded with bricks at a level crossing in Suez’s Al-Amer village. A technician was in detention for investigation. 926: 354:. Another passenger train, travelling in the same direction, later ran into the back of the stationary train, resulting in the deaths of at least 18 people. 1308: 1176: 1151: 1401: 816: 1098: 185:
at about 70 mph (110 km/h), eight cars derailed. Newspaper reports showed 70 people killed, but official sources listed only 25.
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At least 44 people were killed and 33 injured when a truck failed to stop at a level crossing and pushed two vehicles into a
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station. Many passengers jumped from the moving train rather than waiting for the station. Altogether 48 people are killed.
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A passenger train struck wooden planks and chunks of metal put down by people to cross the tracks and derailed at
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Two people were killed and 16 others injured after a passenger train crashed into a station platform in
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A head-on crash between two trains killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more near
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Railway Disasters of the World: Principal Passenger Train Accidents of the 20th Century
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A speeding express train of the Egyptian state railways plunged into a deep canal near
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express was approaching; 28 were killed, including three policemen, and many injured.
1273: 1254: 960: 749:, San Bernardino, California, Friday 23 March 1956, Volume LXII, Number 176,page 1. 108: 1177:"Egypt's prosecution detains railway technician over deadly train crash in Suez" 539: 491:: Two trains collided near Alexandria. 41 people were killed and 179 injured. 444:
and collided with a freight train. Nineteen people died and 230 were injured.
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Seven were killed and scores injured when a train crashed into a truck in
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A train packed to double capacity catches fire, killing 383 people.
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Two cars of a passenger train, from Cairo to Mansoura, derailed at
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United Press, "Train Plunges Into Deep Canal; Many Casualties",
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carrying about 60 pre-school children was hit by a train near
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At least two killed, 29 injured, when two trains collided in
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Lists of rail transport accidents and incidents by country
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A passenger train collided with a freight train north of
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One train crashed into the rear of another south of
1203:"Two dead, 16 injured in train derailment in Egypt" 1047:"Egypt orders eight arrests over fatal train crash" 727: 20:provides details of significant railway crashes in 887:"Egypt bus crash kills 50 children near Manfalut" 1393: 953: 119:station pressed forward onto the track where a 1316: 621:. 23 people were killed and 139 were injured. 1302: 983:"Train collision in Egypt leaves dozens dead" 1224:"At least 2 killed in Egypt train collision" 1127:"15 injured as Minya Al-Qamh train derails" 893: 853: 640:Train no. 115, travelling from Ismailia to 1309: 1295: 1124: 861:"Train derails in Egyptian capital Cairo" 107:People awaiting the arrival of President 1402:Railway accidents and incidents in Egypt 839:"Many Dead as Two Trains Crash in Egypt" 538:: A train smashed into a barrier inside 84:holiday, caught fire on the approach to 72:The rear cars of a passenger train from 1248: 1200: 901:"Cairo train derailment leaves 19 dead" 770: 758: 721: 709: 287:, killing five people and injuring 30. 1394: 440: – A passenger train derailed at 416:, Mohamed Rashad Al Matini, resigned. 264:, killing 57 people and injuring 128. 154:, with hundreds of injuries reported. 1290: 1267: 733: 80:, crowded with passengers due to the 954:Al-Masry Al-Youm (31 January 2016). 817:"Egyptian National Railways – Egypt" 260:, 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of 1125:El-Sheikh, Sarah (April 15, 2021). 408:, 350 km (230 miles) south of 13: 795:"Five dead in Egypt rail accident" 14: 1433: 1272:. Associated University Presses. 823:. October 1, 2001. Archived from 1201:Tawfeeq, Mohammed (2023-03-07). 1216: 1194: 1169: 1144: 1118: 1091: 1067: 1039: 1011: 993: 975: 947: 919: 879: 831: 593:. Fifteen people were injured. 376:, injuring fifteen passengers. 18:list of rail accidents in Egypt 809: 787: 776: 739: 414:Egyptian minister of transport 343:2009 El Ayyat railway accident 229:2002 El Ayyat railway accident 1: 821:International Railway Journal 696: 747:The San Bernardino Daily Sun 535:Ramses Station rail disaster 7: 1422:Egypt history-related lists 1412:Egypt railway-related lists 671: 648: 625: 597: 574: 546: 518: 495: 471: 448: 420: 380: 358: 326: 291: 268: 236: 212: 189: 158: 131: 92: 57: 10: 1438: 1318:Railway accidents in Egypt 1242: 488:Alexandria train collision 437:Badrashin railway accident 1324: 397:Manfalut railway accident 256:– Two trains collided in 1417:Lists of events in Egypt 1268:Haine, Edgar A. (1993). 1253:. Patrick Stephens Ltd. 889:. BBC. 17 November 2012. 797:. BBC. September 5, 2006 1249:Semmens, Peter (1994). 1226:. DW. 14 September 2024 253:Qalyoub train collision 111:'s train on a visit to 31: 827:on November 26, 2004. 563:Sohag train collision 773:, pp. 188, 211. 614:Toukh train accident 314:passenger train, at 1007:. 28 February 2018. 683:Two trains collided 1027:. 27 February 2019 673:September 14, 2024 24:involving railway 1389: 1388: 1325:Location and date 1279:978-0-8453-4844-4 1079:www.aljazeera.com 989:. 11 August 2017. 961:Egypt Independent 935:. 15 January 2013 907:. 15 January 2013 841:. 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Index

Egypt
rolling stocks
Type
Alexandria
Cairo
Eid al-Adha
Benha
Mohammed Naguib
Ibyar
Kafr El Zayat
Cairo
Alexandria
Maghagha
Egypt
Cairo
Aswan
Asyut
Cairo
2002 El Ayyat railway accident
Qalyoub train collision
Qalyoub
Cairo
Cairo
Matruh
Alexandria
El Dabaa
Marsa Matruh
2009 El Ayyat railway accident
El Ayyat
Giza

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