Justice Ministry declares emergency state at forensic authority after train accident

CAIRO - 27 February 2019: Minister of Justice Hossam Abdel Rahim on Wednedsay ordered a state of emergency at the Forensic Medicine Authority to receive the corpses of the victims of Ramsis train station accident.

A statement issued by the ministry said forensic medicine doctors will be present at the authority headquarters to speed up the measures of processing the victims.

This morning a train locomotive rammed into the buffer stop at the end of the rail tracks at Ramses Railway Station, the main railway station of Cairo, causing a huge fire which left 20 people killed and 42 injured.