Four killed in Egypt train collision

Published November 10, 2012 7:16pm ET



CAIRO (AP) — Two trains traveling south of the Egyptian capital collided on Saturday, killing at least four people, officials said.

An error from the switch operator is believed to have caused the accident, security officials said. The two trains, one coming from Cairo and another from the south, were traveling between two villages near Fayyoum, an oasis province 100 kilometers (60 miles) southwest of Cairo.

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