2009 El Ayyat railway accident explained

2009 El Ayyat railway accident should not be confused with 2002 El Ayyat railway accident.

El Ayyat train collision
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Coordinates:29.6167°N 31.25°W
Date:24 October 2009
Location:El Ayyat, Giza
Country:Egypt
Type:train collision
Cause:Suspected train stoppage due to animals on track
Trains:2
Passengers:0
Deaths:at least 50
Injuries:at least 30
Damage:several carriages destroyed

The El Ayyat train collision killed at least 50 people and injured 30 others on 24 October 2009.[1] The incident occurred in El Ayyat, 6th of October Governorate, located 50 km south of Cairo.[2] [3] [4] The official death toll has increased and might increase further.[5] One of the trains was going southward to visit the Asyut and Aswan, popular tourist destinations.

A second train slammed into the first, which had stopped to allow an animal, described by various witnesses and officials as either a cow or a water buffalo, to make its way safely across.[1] [6] [7] [8] The second train was first class and had many passengers aboard; the first one was traveling light. It was thought that two carriages were wrecked completely.[9]

Reports described passengers jumping out of the train, but one carriage fell on another and the two had to be separated by a crane.[10] Attempts to find survivors in the two carriages were eventually halted when rescuers concluded there were no further survivors in or under either car.[11] Carriages were cut to reach the passengers.[12] Casualties were hospitalised.[11] Searches continued throughout the night after the crash.[13]

Egyptian railway authorities immediately announced an investigation into the crash.[14] The Egyptian government was criticised for its reaction by some of the surviving passengers. Dubai's daily newspaper Gulf News and Israeli publication The Jerusalem Post both suggested officials on-scene had been forbidden from speaking to the media about the incident.[15] [16] The crash was first reported on Twitter, with news networks initially reluctant to provide coverage.[17]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Over 50 killed as one train rams into another in Egypt. 25 October 2009. 25 October 2009. Press Trust of India. https://web.archive.org/web/20091030140302/http://www.ptinews.com/news/346544_Over-50-killed-as-one-train-rams-into-another-in-Egypt. 30 October 2009 . live.
  2. News: Johnston . Cynthia . 24 October 2009 . Egyptian passenger trains collide, at least 15 dead . Reuters .
  3. News: Deadly train collision in Egypt. 25 October 2009. BBC News.
  4. Web site: Breaking News, World News and Video from al Jazeera.
  5. Web site: So far 25 people dead as two trains head down same track. 24 October 2009. 25 October 2009. Al Arabiya.
  6. Web site: Adam Arnold. Water Buffalo Caused Deadly Train Crash. 25 October 2009. 25 October 2009. Sky News.
  7. Web site: Stray cow triggers deadly Egyptian train collision. https://archive.today/20121215174415/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26259630-2703,00.html. dead. 15 December 2012. 26 October 2009. 25 October 2009. The Australian.
  8. Web site: 25 killed in Egyptian train crash. 25 October 2009. 25 October 2009. Radio Netherlands Worldwide. https://web.archive.org/web/20091030030443/http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/25-killed-egyptian-train-crash. 30 October 2009. dead.
  9. Web site: 15 killed in Cairo train collision. 25 October 2009. 25 October 2009. Irish Independent.
  10. Web site: Passengers leap from train in crash that kills 25. 26 October 2009. 25 October 2009. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://web.archive.org/web/20091028032345/http://www.smh.com.au/world/passengers-leap-from-train-in-crash-that-kills-25-20091025-hepc.html. 28 October 2009 . live.
  11. Web site: Deadly train crash in Egypt. 25 October 2009. 25 October 2009. Al Jazeera. https://web.archive.org/web/20091026044712/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/10/20091024181043439993.html. 26 October 2009 . live.
  12. Web site: 22 killed in Egypt train collision. 25 October 2009. 25 October 2009. Thaindian News. https://web.archive.org/web/20091028032423/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/22-killed-in-egypt-train-collision-lead_100265317.html. 28 October 2009 . live.
  13. Web site: Egypt train collision kills 25. 25 October 2009. 25 October 2009. Euronews. https://web.archive.org/web/20091105081610/http://www.euronews.net/2009/10/25/egypt-train-collision-kills-25/. 5 November 2009 . live.
  14. Web site: 18 killed in Egypt train crash. 25 October 2009. 25 October 2009. Raidió Teilifís Éireann.
  15. Web site: More than 25 dead, 55 injured in Egyptian train collision. 25 October 2009. 25 October 2009. Gulf News. https://web.archive.org/web/20091028004523/http://gulfnews.com/news/region/egypt/more-than-25-dead-55-injured-in-egyptian-train-collision-1.518884. 28 October 2009 . live.
  16. Web site: Egyptian police: 2 trains collide in Cairo outskirts, killing 14 . 24 October 2009 . 25 October 2009 . .
  17. Web site: Egypt train crash leaves dozens dead. 25 October 2009. 25 October 2009. Bikya Masr.

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