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2 Killed, 31 Injured in Train Accident in Tunisia


Wed 21 Jun 2023 | 11:32 AM
Amir Hagag

A train accident in Tunisia has left two people dead and 30 others injured, state radio reported on Wednesday.

The Tunisian radio said the train accident occurred at the Masakin station, and that the train driver and his assistant were killed.

It also mentioned that buses will be secured to transport passengers to their destinations after the train overturned.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation; however, some witnesses noted that the train was traveling at high speed when it derailed near the town of Sidi Bouzid, about 200 km south of Tunisia

The train was carrying about 100 passengers, most of them returning from work or school.