What the records say
- When
- 17 Nov 2012
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 27.31° N, 30.96° E
- Description
- train wreck
- Deaths
- 51
Manfalut train–bus collision
2012 rail disaster in Manfalut, Egypt
The Manfalut Train-bus collision occurred on 17 November 2012 when a school bus, which was carrying about 70 school children between four and six years old, was hit by a train on a rail crossing near Manfalut, Egypt, 350 km south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. At least 50 children and the bus driver died in the crash, and about 17 people were injured.
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