Guardian: ‘collision’ and ‘derailed’, TASS: ‘criminal negligence’ – four dead in Egypt train crash
Two passenger trains collided near al-Ayyat in Giza province, south of Cairo, killing at least four people and injuring about 90. Western and Russian outlets agree on the core facts but differ on injury figures, emphasis and added detail.
What Western media report
The Guardian (West) reports at least four dead and ‘almost 90’ injured, citing authorities. It says a train bound for Fayoum hit the rear of a train heading to Aswan, according to the transport ministry, and that one train derailed. It stresses that the president ordered a prompt investigation, and gives the distance from Cairo as about 30 miles (50 km).
What media from these countries report: Russia
TASS (Russia, state-controlled) cites Egypt’s health ministry: four dead and 88 injured, with several cars derailed. According to TASS, President el-Sisi offered condolences and ordered those whose ‘criminal negligence’ caused the tragedy to be held accountable. Interfax (Russia) relays the Associated Press, gives the distance as 52 km, and mentions a collision of two freight trains in the same area last September. Lenta.ru (Russia) gives train numbers (134 and 2010), the section between Kafr Ammar and Er-Rakka, says the driver of train 2010 could not be saved (per an unnamed health source) and that no foreigners were among the injured. It also notes that Egypt’s Masrawy reported at least 150 injured, and in one article places the crash ‘south of Cyprus’, an evident error.
Differences
- Injured: Guardian – ‘almost 90’; TASS – 88 (health ministry); Lenta.ru – 88 per the ministry, but also Masrawy’s report of at least 150.
- Blame: only TASS carries Sisi’s ‘criminal negligence’ remark; the Guardian mentions only a ‘prompt investigation’.
- Detail: only Lenta.ru gives train numbers, the driver’s death and the absence of foreigners; only Interfax mentions the earlier freight-train collision.
- Sources: Guardian cites the transport ministry, TASS the health ministry, Interfax the AP, Lenta.ru the railway authority and a health source.
- The Russian outlets differ among themselves: Interfax gives no injury count, and one Lenta.ru piece wrongly locates the crash near Cyprus.
Where they agree
- At least four dead.
- Collision of two passenger trains near al-Ayyat, Giza province, south of Cairo, on Sunday 8 November.
- The Fayoum-bound train struck the rear of the Aswan-bound train.
- An investigation has been ordered or is under way.
Sources: read the originals
Non-Western media
- TASS (engleski) (Russia) Four killed, 88 injured in train crash in Egypt — health ministry
- Interfax (Russia) Не менее четырех человек погибли в результате столкновения поездов в Египте
- Lenta.ru (Russia) Названа причина схода вагонов поезда в Египте
- Lenta.ru (Russia) Названо число жертв при столкновении поездов в Египте
- Egypt
- railways
- train collision
- Giza
- accident
Middle East
South America
Europe
Comments
No comments yet. Be the first.