Egypt court sentences 3 to prison over train accident that killed 19 police recruits
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An Egyptian criminal court has sentenced three railway workers to two years hard labor for a train accident that killed 19 police recruits earlier this year.
The state-run news agency MENA reported Saturday that the train conductor and two supervisors were also fined around $70 each for involuntary manslaughter and grave negligence. They have the right to appeal.
State-run media reported that a maintenance engineer, another train employee and the driver's assistant were acquitted.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The January accident left more than 100 recruits injured, and came just two months after 49 kindergarteners were killed when their school bus crashed into a train.
The crashes generated criticism of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi for failing to overhaul the country's crumbling public services.