A man works at the site of a train-minibus crash in Ismailia province, Egypt, on March 13, 2025. At least eight persons were killed and 12 others wounded after a minibus was hit by a train in northeastern Egypt's Ismailia province on Thursday, according to a statement from the Health Ministry. (Str/Xinhua)
CAIRO, March 13 (Xinhua) -- At least eight persons were killed and 12 others wounded after a minibus was hit by a train in northeastern Egypt's Ismailia province on Thursday, according to a statement from the Health Ministry.
It happened when the microbus attempted to cross quickly from an undesignated crossing, said the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) in a separate statement.
Some 13 ambulances rushed to the scene, and the victims were transferred to the El Qantara Sharq Central Hospital for treatment.
The ENR urged drivers and pedestrians to use designated railway crossings to prevent further tragedies.
The country's deadliest rail disaster occurred in 2002 in the Ayyat district of Giza province, as a fire broke out in a train traveling from Cairo to Luxor, killing more than 380 people. ■
Photo taken on March 13, 2025 shows the wreckage of a minibus at the site of a train-minibus crash in Ismailia province, Egypt. At least eight persons were killed and 12 others wounded after a minibus was hit by a train in northeastern Egypt's Ismailia province on Thursday, according to a statement from the Health Ministry. (Str/Xinhua)
A man checks a minibus destroyed in a train-minibus crash in Ismailia province, Egypt, on March 13, 2025. At least eight persons were killed and 12 others wounded after a minibus was hit by a train in northeastern Egypt's Ismailia province on Thursday, according to a statement from the Health Ministry. (Str/Xinhua)
