Egypt Train Derailment Kills 19, Injures 107

Egypt Train Derailment Kills 19, Injures 107

<h1>Egypt Train Derailment Kills 19, Injures 107</h1><img src="http://www.voanews.com/App_Themes/VOA_en-US/img/colorLogo.gif"/>A train carrying military recruits has derailed near the Egyptian capital, killing 19 people and injuring 107 others.<br /> <br /> Officials say two train cars went off the tracks early Tuesday in the Badrasheen neighborhood of Giza.<br /> <br /> The accident comes less than two weeks after a new transportation minister was named to improve the safety of the Egyptian rail system, which has a poor safety record due to a lack of maintenance and poor management.<br /> <br /> About 50 people died in November when a train slammed into a school bus in central Egypt.<br /> <br /> <div class="tag_image tag_gallery_plain" contenteditable="false" mode="gallery|plain|1584080"> <img src="http://gdb.voanews.com/219FC22A-E60B-460D-A77A-E5E73BB2521A_w512_h482.jpg?nocache=1" /></div> ​​<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.voanews.com/content/egypt-train-derailment/1583997.html"/><meta name="syndication-source" content="http://www.voanews.com/content/egypt-train-derailment/1583997.html"/><img src="http://livetracker.voanews.eu/counter.lt?PageType=256&RecordId=1583997&SiteId=415&r=472403625&it=0&pd=20130115122552&url=ArticleID1583997" alt="" style="border:none;" height="1" width="1">

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