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  • Friday ,10 May 2013
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3 injured after train car detaches in Upper Egypt's Assiut

By Ahram Online

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Friday ,10 May 2013

3 injured after train car detaches in Upper Egypt's Assiut

Three Egyptians were injured on Wednesday after a train car disconnected and derailed on a track in Upper Egypt's Assiut governorate.

The train was in transit from the southern governorate of Aswan to Cairo.
 
Following the incident, the Egyptian Railway Authority sent a new car to attach to the train as ambulances rushed to the scene to treat the injured, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.
 
Egypt has witnessed a series of deadly train crashes and derailments since the early 1990s, leaving hundreds dead.