The Qalyoub train collision occurred at a converging junction in Qalyoub to the north of Cairo in Egypt on 21 August 2006, when two commuter trains collided during the morning rush hour, killing 58 people and injuring over 140.
Four passenger cars derailed in the accident, which closed the line in the country's Nile Delta region.
[5] The prosecutor's office said the officials ignored repairing some technical equipment that control train signals.
Egypt has a poor safety record on its railways and there are several fatal crashes each year, usually blamed on inadequately maintained equipment.
[citation needed] Families of each victim who died in the accident received compensation of £E5,000 (about $US870).