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At least three dead as two passenger trains collide in Egypt’s Nile delta
More than 40 others were injured in crash in the city of Zagazig, according to the country’s health ministry
Two passenger trains have collided in Egypt’s Nile delta, killing at least three people, two of them children, authorities have said.
The crash happened on Saturday in the city of Zagazig, the capital of Sharqiya province, the country’s railway authority said. Egypt’s health ministry said the collision injured at least 40 others.
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