Three killed after passenger trains in Egypt collide

"The crash happened in the city of Zagazig, the capital of Sharqiya province, the country's railway authority said in a statement."

"In recent years, the government announced initiatives to improve its railways. In 2018, President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said around 250 billion Egyptian pounds (€7 billion) would be needed to properly overhaul the North African country's neglected rail network."

"Video from the site of the crash showed a train car crumpled by the impact, surrounded by crowds. Men tried to lift the injured through the windows of a passenger car."

"Train derailments and crashes are common in Egypt, where an aging railway system has also been plagued by mismanagement."

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