In this Mar 26, 2021 file photo, Egyptians gather around mangled train carriages at the scene of a train accident that killed at least 18 people and wounded 200 others including children, in Sohag, Egypt. CAIRO: Egyptian prosecutors said on Sunday they found that gross negligence by railway employees was behind a deadly train crash that caused public outcry across the country. Drugs were allegedly also involved.
The findings, announced Sunday in a detailed statement by the public prosecution, allege that a driver and his assistant had deactivated the automatic train control system before the collision. The ATC system is a mechanism that guides trains’ safe operation and involves a speed control. Train wrecks and mishaps are common in Egypt, where the railway system has a history of badly maintained equipment and mismanagement.
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