Deadly train accidents in Egypt A Timeline (1992 - 2012)

November 1999: Train travelling between Cairo and Alexandria hits truck and derails, killing 10 and injuring seven.

April 1999: At least 10 people die and almost 50 are injured in northern Egypt after head-on collision between trains.

October 1998: Around 50 die and more than 80 are injured in a derailment just south of Alexandria. The train fails to stop at buffers and runs into a busy market square. Reports suggest passengers travelling on the roof of the train might have tampered with an air pipe, disabling the brakes.

February 1997: At least 11 people die in a collision caused by human error and a signalling failure north of Aswan.

February 1996: Train hits truck on a crossing killing 11 people, 90 km north of Cairo.

December 1995: In thick fog, a train rams into the back of another, killing 75. Driver blamed as train was travelling well above the speed limit.

May 1995: Nine die when train hits a barrier just north of Cairo and derails.

April 1995: Train and bus collide on a level crossing in the Nile Delta, killing 49.

December 1993: At least 12 people die and 60 are injured when two trains collide head-on about 90 km north of Cairo.

February 1992: Train collision just outside Cairo kills 43 people

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