He explained yesterday, Saturday, that the technical investigations and the engine recordings will reveal the true cause, noting that the technical committee will issue its report on Sunday, affirming transparency and accountability for those responsible. The minister denied, in statements to the “Al-Hekaya” program broadcast on “MBC Egypt” satellite channel, the existence of a track subsidence or the train colliding with a loader, explaining that the carriages separated from the fourth carriage for reasons not yet clear. He indicated that he moved quickly to the accident site and ordered the transport of passengers via special buses, with train trips heading to Matrouh continuing without delay until the effects of the accident are removed. The Egyptian Minister of Transport, Kamel El-Wazir, apologized to the citizens, confirming that “any negligent person will be punished.” On Saturday, the city of Marsa Matrouh in northern Egypt witnessed a tragic accident due to a passenger train overturning, resulting in fatalities and injuries. The Egyptian Ministry of Health stated in a release, of which the agency ” ” obtained a copy, that Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, the Egyptian Minister of Health, immediately followed up on the aftermath of the accident. The minister directed his deputy, Dr. Mohamed El Tayeb, to head to the accident site to oversee the field provision of medical and emergency services to the injured, simultaneously issuing instructions to raise the highest state of readiness and dispatching 30 equipped ambulances to transport the injured and provide immediate first aid. According to the Egyptian Health Ministry’s statement, the total number of injured reached 54, with 33 transferred to Dabaa Central Hospital and 21 to Ras El Hikma Hospital. The statement confirmed the recording of 3 deaths, with the bodies transferred to Ras El Hikma Hospital.
