The Egyptian Public Prosecution announced on Monday that the disabling of the automatic control system in Train No. 134 was behind the collision with Train No. 2010 in the Al-Ayyat area, west of Cairo, and ordered the detention of the Al-Raqqa station monitor and its supervisor, and the preservation of the assistant driver of Train No. 134.
The prosecution clarified in a statement on Monday evening that an examination of the devices confirmed that the driver of Train No. 134 disabled the automatic control system, while the station monitor and its supervisor admitted to their negligence in monitoring the control panel of Signal Tower No. "T 10", and it was revealed that the monitor tampered with the signal logbook to hide evidence of his negligence.
For his part, Public Prosecutor Mohamed Shouky ordered the formation of a committee of engineering professors from Cairo University to examine the accident, while a team of investigators moved to conduct a field inspection and reviewed surveillance camera recordings.
The prosecution added that it heard the statements of the chairman of the board of directors of the Egyptian National Railways Authority and his deputies, as well as data and signal engineers, confirming that the monitors' negligence aligns with the defendants' admissions.
It pointed out that the casualty toll reached 7 deaths, including the train driver, and 125 injured, while President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi directed the follow-up of the repercussions and the accountability of those at fault.
Source: Anadolu Agency
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