Khorschid railway accident

The Khorschid railway accident was a rear-end collision on August 11, 2017 between two passenger trains near the station of Khorschid , a suburb of the Egyptian metropolis of Alexandria .

Starting position

The first train was from Port Said to Alexandria, the next one from Cairo to Alexandria. Both trains carried only 3rd class cars ("coach class").

the accident

The train ahead came to a halt due to a technical defect. It is said to have been secured to the rear by a “stop” signal . The engine driver of the following train coming from Cairo ran over the signal and hit the end of the broken train.

consequences

At least 42 people died and 123 were injured. The hospitals in Alexandria declared a state of emergency.

The engine driver of the driven train and his assistant survived and were arrested, as was the engine driver and the assistant of the broken-down train. The locomotive driver of the driven train is accused of having run over the signal showing "Halt".

On August 13, 2017, the director of the Egyptian Railway Authority , Major General Medhat Shusha, resigned as a result of the accident .

literature

• NN: Many dead in a train accident in Egypt . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of August 12, 2017, p. 7.
• NN: Four arrests after a serious train accident . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of August 14, 2017, p. 7.

Web links

• NN: 41 Killed, 179 Injured in Egypt's Alexandria Train Collision . In: Egyptian Streets, August 12, 2017, accessed August 12, 2017.
• Magdy Samaan: At least 36 dead and 100 injured after two trains collide in Egypt . In: The Telegraph, August 11, 2017, accessed August 12, 2017.
• Mohammed Wagdy, Menna Zaki: Train collision in northern Egypt kills at least 36 . In: ABC News of August 11, 2017, accessed August 12, 2017.
• Video by Al Jazeera .
• Video on Youtube .

Remarks

1. ↑ According to other reports, he is said to have come to a halt in the station in Chorschid. The published photos of the accident site clearly show that the accident happened outside a train station.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NN: 41 Killed .
2. ↑ Samaan: At least 36 .
3. ↑ NN: 41 Killed .
4. ^ NN: Four arrests based on Egyptian state television; the state newspaper Al-Ahram reported 49 deaths.
5. ↑ Fatma Lotfi: Deadly crash sparks calls for railway reform in Egypt ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Al-Monitor of August 24, 2017. Reproduced in: HaRakevet 119 (2017), p. 16. 
6. ↑ NN: 41 Killed , with reference to the Egyptian Ministry of Health reported 179 injured.
7. ↑ NN: Many dead .
8. ↑ NN: Four arrests .
9. ↑ NN: 41 Killed .
10. ↑ Fatma Lotfi: Deadly crash sparks calls for railway reform in Egypt ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Al-Monitor of August 24, 2017. Reproduced in: HaRakevet 119 (2017), pp. 16f (17).