The National · 10 Nov 2026
Egypt detains rail staff as inquiry unearths safety failures before deadly crash
Egyptian prosecutors have demanded that two railway employees be detained over alleged failures to monitor signals before a deadly train crash south of Cairo on Sunday. Investigators found that the driver of one of the trains, who died in the crash, had disabled its automatic control system, according to a statement from prosecutors. Additionally, one of the detained employees, a station controller, allegedly altered the signalling log to conceal his failure to perform his duties.
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