The transport minister has already resigned but Egyptians are tired of the country’s dilapidated and dangerous rail system
A train crash at the Egyptian capital Cairo's main railway station on February 27 2019. Picture: AFP/KHALED DESOUKIA hurtling train crashed, derailed and caught fire at Cairo’s main station on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people in the latest disaster to strike Egypt’s rundown railways.A train engine appeared to have slammed into the buffers at the end of the track at high speed, sparking a major blaze that blackened the walls of the Ramses station.
“I carried about 20 charred bodies to ambulances,” said Atef Ahmed Mahmoud from the Nile Delta city of Zagazig.Egyptians have long complained that the government has failed to deal with chronic transport problems in the country, where roads are as poorly maintained as railway lines. Prime minister Mostafa Madbouli, who was quick to visit the site, promised a tough response. “Any person found to be negligent will be held accountable and it will be severe.”
People at the site of the crash appeared to be frustrated at the government’s failure to revamp the railway network. The government has repeatedly promised to take steps to upgrade the sector, especially after several derailments and collisions in recent years.
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