Water buffalo behind train collision in Egypt, 1. CAIRO, Egypt - An errant water buffalo caused two Egyptian passenger trains to collide at high speed south of Cairo, killing 1. Health Ministry announced Sunday in a revised toll. The first passenger train stopped after hitting the buffalo, which had wandered onto the track late Saturday, and was then rear ended by a second train going at full speed. Water buffalo are common farm animals in Egypt's rural areas. A Health Ministry statement corrected the earlier toll given Saturday in official media and police reports that 2. An eyewitness told APTN that the first train hit the buffalo and its owner in Girzah district of 6th of October province. The Health Ministry statement said the injured were rushed to four medical centres and they are in stable condition. The official MENA news agency said Prosecutor General Abdel- Maguid Mahmoud ordered the formation of a technical committee to determine the reasons behind the accident. The train that caused the collision was headed from Cairo to the southern city of Assuit, while the one ahead of it was travelling from Giza province to the oasis town of Fayoum, MENA said. Egypt has a poor safety record on its railways, and there are several fatal accidents each year, usually blamed on poorly maintained equipment. The country's worst railway disaster took place in February 2. Egypt caught fire, killing 3. More recently, a passenger train barreling toward a station collided with a second train in August 2. The train belonged to the country's oldest and most dilapidated third- class train service. The crash stirred a wave of outrage among Egyptians over the poor state of transportation infrastructure. The transportation minister, Mohammed Mansour, acknowledged after the accident that the rail system was in need of a major overhaul and was severely underfunded. Complete Metro Bus and rail schedules, Buffalo Niagara International Airport information and live traffic reports. An errant water buffalo caused two Egyptian passenger trains to collide at high speed south of Cairo, killing 18 people and wounding 39, the Health. The incident prompted the government to approve an immediate allocation of $8. Decline and abandonement. It now seemed impossible to be able to catch a train out of Buffalo. Water began to pour into the building like a river. Welcome to Buffalo Water. The Buffalo Water informational web site was created to help our customers learn more about one of our most important public assets, clean. Buffalo Central Terminal. Thanks for a GREAT season of 30+ events! From Historical Tours, Annual Train Show, ParaHistory (Ghost tours with a twist). Oh, when I potty trained our buffalo, I demonstrated to him how to do it. Teaching by doing is always the best method, as if you didn't know.
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