Train kills two children in Egypt

A railway guard was attacked by angry residents after a train hit and killed two children outside Cairo, Egypt, reports said.

“A crowd descended on the intersection near the town of Bilaydah in the city of Al-Ayat, where a train earlier killed two children trying to cross using an area not intended for pedestrians,” according to the Egyptian National Railways.

They attacked the guard who was securing the level crossing, which authorities said was closed at the time, and set fire to his room. It wasn’t immediately clear what happened to the guard.

“The two children were on their way to school,” reprots said.

Train accidents are common in Egypt. A train crash earlier this month killed one person and injured more than 20 others in southern Egypt.

In recent years, the government has announced initiatives to improve railways.