Two passenger trains collided in northern Egypt in the coastal city Of Alexandria, killing at least 41 people with over 120 others injured, according to a report by medical officials.

The trains, one from the capital of Cairo and the other from Port Said, collided yesterday at 14:15 local time.

Reports indicate that one of the trains was shut down after a malfunction. Transport Minister Hisham Arafat said the accident is due to "human error".

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered an investigation to be opened, And the government promised monetary compensation to the families of the victims.

This incident could cause a new anger over the poor management and Bad {conditions of the nation's transportation systems, reports Sebastian Usher, editor for Arab affairs of the BBC.

In 2013, dozens of people were killed when a train collided with a minibus and other vehicles south of Cairo.

Egypt's deadliest railway accident occurred near the capital in 2002, when a fire ravaged a train, killing more than 370 people.



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