Train 'pushed bus for half a mile': Witness to Egypt crash that killed 47 children

At least 47 children were killed today when their school bus was hit by a train on a level crossing in southern Egypt.

Train 'pushed bus for half a mile': Witness to Egypt crash that killed 47 children

At least 47 children were killed today when their school bus was hit by a train on a level crossing in southern Egypt.

The crash happened as the bus, carrying around 50 children aged between four and six years old, crossed tracks near a village in Manfaloot district in the southern province of Assiut.

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