Prosecutors in Cairo ordered the arrest of an underground metro driver after a train he was driving ran over a teenage girl at a central station, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.
The incident took place on Monday afternoon at the Dokki station.
Initial investigations showed that the 16-year-old girl lost her balance because of overcrowding and fell onto the tracks as she was preparing to board a train pulling in to the station. Her body was cut into four parts in the accident, Al-Ahram reported.
Prosecutors ordered surveillance cameras at the station be examined.
Over 3.5 million of Greater Cairo's 21 million inhabitants rely on the subway for their daily travel, according to official estimates by the country's national tunnels authority
Source: Ahram online
GMT 19:32 2018 Friday ,12 January
Ex-army chief to run in Egyptian presidential electionGMT 22:41 2018 Monday ,08 January
Gunmen kill 3 at cafe south of CairoGMT 03:26 2017 Wednesday ,22 March
Egyptian court upholds 3-year sentence for 2 policemen in Matariya hospital assault caseGMT 03:10 2017 Monday ,20 March
Egypt army chief of staff and UN Libya envoy discuss end to Libyan crisisGMT 23:23 2017 Friday ,17 March
Colossus found in Egypt may have depicted Psammetich IMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor