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Dozens killed as train collides with bus, cars in Egypt

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CAIRO, July 16 (RIA Novosti) - About 40 people were killed and several dozen injured when a train collided with a bus and several cars at a railway crossing in northern Egypt, MENA news agency reported Wednesday.

Rescuers and security service officers were working at the scene of the crash in the province of Matruch on Egypt's Mediterranean coast.

Police said the accident happened when a truck hit traffic waiting at the level crossing, forcing several vehicles into the path of the train.

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