According to sources, at least 44 people were killed and nearly 180 others injured after two trains collided near Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria. Sources have stated that the deadly collision took place on Friday after a train traveling to Alexandria from Cairo, crashed into the back of another train coming from the Canal city of Port Said, which was waiting at a small station in the district of Khorshid, east of Alexandria.


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Sources had stated that the area of the collision has been cordoned off by security forces as a rescue team is currently searching for survivors over the night and removing the wreckage off the tracks. Meanwhile, the driver of the Cairo-Alexandria train has surrendered himself to police and has been transferred to El-Raml police station in Alexandria for investigation.


Moreover, currently Egypt's prosecutor General Nabil Sadiq has ordered an urgent investigation into the collision to find out the reason behind the crash. Further President El-Sisi has expressed his condolences to the victims and ordered government bodies to follow up on developments from the deadly collision and identify the cause of the accident.


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