Tragedy on the railways: Two young siblings were struck by a train while trying to cross the railway tracks on their way to school in a village in southern Giza on Monday morning, according to a statement from the National Railway Authority.

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The railway crossing was closed at the time of the incident and a guard was present at the site. However, the children attempted to cross at an unauthorized location, leading to the fatal accident, Al Masry Al Youm managing editor Yousry El Badry told El Hekaya’s Amr Adib (watch, runtime: 3:00). Following the accident, some residents gathered to assault the guard and set fire to his cabin. Adib criticized the statement put out by the NRA for neglecting to offer condolences to the children’s families, claiming that it was an attempt by the authority to absolve itself from blame over the incident (watch, runtime: 1:22).

Cycling accident injures eight: Eight cyclists from the 6 October Club were injured in an accident on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road on Sunday, with some accounts stating that it was a car collision and others claiming that the cyclists crashed into each other while a speeding truck passed by. El Badry discussed the incident with Adib (watch, runtime: 2:06).

ALSO- Unsubsidized bread prices on the rise as bakeries price in higher fuel costs: Some bakeries have raised the price of non-subsidized bread by EGP 0.25-0.50 per loaf, said Khaled Fikry, the secretary-general of the bakery division at the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, told Salaat El Tahrir’s Faten Abdel Maaboud (watch, runtime: 4:08).

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