Eleven people were killed and about 100 injured on Sunday in a train accident in Egypt’s Qalioubia province north of Cairo,
Railway authorities say that at least four train wagons ran off the tracks at the city of Banha in the province.
Egypt’s Health Ministry said in a statement that at least 100 others were injured while around 60 ambulances were sent to take the injured from the scene to nearby hospitals.
The train was travelling to the Nile Delta city of Mansoura from the Egyptian capital, the statement added.
Sunday’s train accident came three weeks after two passenger trains collided in the province of Sohag, killing at least 18 people and injuring 200 others, including children.
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