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Train accident victims' compensation rises
The article addresses the compensation amounts awarded to victims of train and metro accidents in Egypt. The basic compensation is set at 30,000 Egyptian pounds according to the consolidated insurance document, which covers cases of death and permanent total disability, and is paid out without the need for legal action. Although this amount remains fixed, regulatory authorities intervene in major accidents to exceptional increase in compensations — for example, in the Suez train accident and other incidents — where the compensation has been raised to 50,000 and 75,000 pounds depending on the circumstances, in order to alleviate the financial burden on the victims' families. The article emphasizes the importance of periodically reviewing the basic compensation amount to keep pace with rising living costs, while adopting flexibility in increasing compensations in exceptional cases to ensure effective protection for the victims' families.
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