Sohag train collision

When

26 Mar 2021

Kind

Rail accident

Coordinates

26.74° N, 31.53° E

Description

train collision in Egypt

Deaths

19

Injured

185

2021 Train collision in Egypt

On 26 March 2021, two trains collided in the Tahta district of the Sohag Governorate in Egypt. Eighteen people were killed and at least 200 others were injured. The incident was initiated by an unidentified person or persons intentionally triggering the emergency brakes on the leading train which was then hit by the following train.

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