CAIRO: At least 47 nursery school children were killed Saturday when a train smashed into their bus in central Egypt after a railway signal operator fell asleep, officials said, prompting protests and resignations.
Transport Minister Rashad al-Metini stepped down after the tragedy, which also killed the bus driver and his assistant, saying he “accepts responsibility.” President Mohamed Morsi also accepted the Egyptian Railway Authority head’s resignation.
“There are now 49 deaths
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