Editor’s note: this article was updated to reflect that the number of injured has risen from 92 to 108, according to the latest figures from Egypt’s Ministry of Health. 32 people were killed and 108 were injured in a railway collision that took place earlier today in the city of Sohag in Upper Egypt, according to a statement by the country’s Ministry of Health and Population, local media reports. The crash resulted from the collision of passenger trains no. 157, which was headed from Sohag to Alexandria, and no. 2011, which was bound to Aswan from Cairo, according to Al Masry Al Youm. Egypt’s Railway Authority issued a statement saying that the emergency brakes were triggered by unknown culprits. This caused one train to halt abruptly and the other to collide into it from behind, Reuters reports. The statement also added that a committee has been formed to determine the causes behind the collision and that efforts are underway to clear the crash for train traffic to resume, according to Al Arabiya. Shortly after, Egypt’s Public Prosecution announced that it would be investigating the causes of the crash. Also commenting…
