Egyptian Minister of Transport for the tragedy: The train driver did not respond and did not respond to calls and signals

Yesterday, Saturday, the Egyptian Minister of Transport, Lieutenant General Kamel al-Wazir, stated that the driver of the back train, in the Sohag train accident, “did not respond to the calls and bypassed the stop signs.”

During a telephone conversation with the journalist, Amr Adib, on the “Al-Hekaya” program, the entire minister revealed that the driver of the back train did not respond to the calls and warnings that were sent from the first train, whether on the train device, or on his personal phone, confirming that the prosecution’s investigations will reveal About the reasons that made the train driver not answer his phone and the appeals sent to him.

The minister pointed out that the driver of the back train “overtook the traffic lights, although it gave yellow (which means speed must be reduced) and then red (which means stop), to warn that there is an obstacle in the road.”

The Egyptian Minister of Transport said: “The driver of the first train stopped as a result of pulling the winding of emergency air from one of the passengers, explaining that the driver of the stopped passenger train took the correct measures and was informed that he stopped against his will.”

He pointed out that the speed control system for trains was reducing the speed of the trains to the areas undergoing repairs and development, making the train late for its deadlines, adding that experienced train drivers were instructed to operate it only in places undergoing repairs, abandon it, and walk at the normal speed of the train. In developed places.

Source: “mbc Egypt”

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