Egypt moves to stop the bleeding on dilapidated rail network Dr. Abdellatif El-Menawy April 21, 2021 22:13 People inspect the damage after two trains collided near the city of Sohag, Egypt, March 26, 2021. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/m2xny Egypt has witnessed many train accidents in recent weeks, with dozens of people being killed. The first accident was in late March and was due to a collision between two trains in Sohag Governorate in southern Egypt, which resulted in 199 injuries and 20 deaths. In mid-April, another accident occurred in Dakahlia Governorate, north of Cairo, where two carriages derailed due to a train exceeding the speed limit in a maintenance zone, injuring 15 people. The latest incident occurred on Sunday in another Egyptian governorate, Qalyubia, which is adjacent to Cairo. Here, four carriages derailed and overturned, leading to at least 11 deaths.