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| Deadly train collision in Egypt | Deadly train collision in Egypt |
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| At least 20 people have been killed when a passenger train smashed into the back of another train near the Egyptian capital, Cairo. | At least 20 people have been killed when a passenger train smashed into the back of another train near the Egyptian capital, Cairo. |
| The collision left at least 50 people injured, officials said. | The collision left at least 50 people injured, officials said. |
| Rescue staff were working through the night to pull victims from the wreckage. Some people were said to be trapped under an overturned carriage. | Rescue staff were working through the night to pull victims from the wreckage. Some people were said to be trapped under an overturned carriage. |
| The collision occurred at Al-Ayyat in Giza, 50km (31 miles) south of Cairo, according to a security official. | The collision occurred at Al-Ayyat in Giza, 50km (31 miles) south of Cairo, according to a security official. |
| The official was quoted by AFP news agency saying the trains were on the same track, heading south of the capital. | |
| The accident happened when one of the trains unexpectedly stopped and the second train hit it from behind, he was quoted as saying. | The accident happened when one of the trains unexpectedly stopped and the second train hit it from behind, he was quoted as saying. |
| 'Deafening screech' | |
| Eyewitnesses described how the first train made the unplanned stop after hitting an animal. | |
| One eyewitness, named only as Mohammed, said: "The train hit a water buffalo. The gas pipeline broke, and the train stalled. The other one came from behind quickly and hit it. | |
| "The people at the doors all fell, and people fell beneath the train tread." | |
| Resident, Samhi Saleh Abdel Al, told AFP: "I was sat near the road... when I heard a deafening screeching, then shouts and I saw passengers jumping from the train". | |
| Egypt rail network has a long history of rail accidents. | Egypt rail network has a long history of rail accidents. |
| The most deadly occurred at Al-Ayyat in 2002, when a train fire left more than 370 people dead. | The most deadly occurred at Al-Ayyat in 2002, when a train fire left more than 370 people dead. |
| More recently, dozens were killed when a train crashed into vehicles at a level crossing north-west of Cairo in July 2008, and more than 50 died when two commuter trains collided near the capital in August 2006. | More recently, dozens were killed when a train crashed into vehicles at a level crossing north-west of Cairo in July 2008, and more than 50 died when two commuter trains collided near the capital in August 2006. |
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