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| Egypt bus crash kills 50 children near Manfalut | Egypt bus crash kills 50 children near Manfalut |
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| Fifty children aged four to six years old and the driver of the school bus they were on were killed when their vehicle was hit by a train in central Egypt on Saturday, officials said. | Fifty children aged four to six years old and the driver of the school bus they were on were killed when their vehicle was hit by a train in central Egypt on Saturday, officials said. |
| The transport minister resigned in the wake of the crash near Manfalut, 350km (230 miles) south of Cairo. | The transport minister resigned in the wake of the crash near Manfalut, 350km (230 miles) south of Cairo. |
| The provincial governor said the man in charge of the crossing was asleep and had been arrested. | The provincial governor said the man in charge of the crossing was asleep and had been arrested. |
| Egyptian roads and railways have a poor safety record. | Egyptian roads and railways have a poor safety record. |
| An estimated 8,000 people die in car accidents each year in the country. | An estimated 8,000 people die in car accidents each year in the country. |
| The head of the railway authority has also resigned. | The head of the railway authority has also resigned. |
| Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi ordered his ministers to offer support to the families of those killed, the state news agency reported. | Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi ordered his ministers to offer support to the families of those killed, the state news agency reported. |
| "They told us the barriers were open when the bus crossed the tracks and the train collided with it," doctor Mohamed Samir told the Reuters news agency, citing witness accounts. | "They told us the barriers were open when the bus crossed the tracks and the train collided with it," doctor Mohamed Samir told the Reuters news agency, citing witness accounts. |
| An eyewitness said the train pushed the bus about 1km (half a mile) along the track. | An eyewitness said the train pushed the bus about 1km (half a mile) along the track. |
| More than a dozen people were also injured. | More than a dozen people were also injured. |
| Distraught families searched for the remains of their loved ones along the tracks, the Associated Press reported. | Distraught families searched for the remains of their loved ones along the tracks, the Associated Press reported. |