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The switchman was sentenced to 15 years while two signalers were sentenced to a year with hard labor. Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/02\/28\/at-least-20-killed-in-ramsis-station-train-accident-minister-resigns\/\">a train accident in Cairo\u2019s Ramsis Station<\/a> left at least 20 dead and 40 injured, prompting a bill that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.albawabhnews.com\/3534151\">raise the maximum punishment of criminally negligent manslaughter to capital punishment<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Damanhur Criminal Court sentenced on Thursday three men to prison over a train accident in Kom Hamada in February 2018 that left 15 dead and 40 injured, according to Egypt Today. The switchman was sentenced to 15 years while two signalers were sentenced to a year with hard labor. 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