At least 26 people have been killed and 28 injured as a train crashed into a minibus and other vehicles south of Egypt’s capital Cairo. The freight train, travelling from the city of Beni Suef, hit the vehicles at a crossing about 40km (25 miles) from Cairo, reports revealed.
The train and bus accident claimed lives of family members. According to State TV, many of those killed on the bus were members of an extended family returning from a wedding.
Egypt’s roads and railways have a notoriously poor safety record.