At least three people killed after two passenger trains collide in northern Egypt

Train derailments and crashes are common in Egypt, where an aging railway system has also been plagued by mismanagement.

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00:00At least three people have been killed after two passenger trains collided in northern

00:06Egypt's Nile Delta.

00:08The country's railway authority said in a statement that the accident happened in the

00:12city of Zagazig.

00:14Egypt's health ministry said at least 40 other passengers were injured in the collision.

00:19Train derailments and crashes are common in Egypt, where an aging railway system has also

00:24been plagued by mismanagement.

00:27In recent years, the government announced initiatives to improve the network.