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Another train crash leaves two dead in Egypt

Two more passengers are dead as more trains collide in Egypt.

MAHMOUD EL-KHAWAS/AFP via Getty Images
People surround a minibus after it collided with a cargo train on June 21, 2021, in the Egyptian capital Cairo. — MAHMOUD EL-KHAWAS/AFP via Getty Images

Two train crashes in two days have left two people dead and dozens injured in Egypt, as the country’s deadly transportation woes continue.

A train crashed into the back of another train at Misr Station in the coastal city of Alexandria on Tuesday. A total of 40 people were injured, according to the state-owned Al-Ahram news outlet.

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