At least 11 dead, 98 injured in Egypt train crash
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Egypt s Ministry of Health and Population said at least 11 people died and 98 more were injured after a train derailed near the city of Toukh, north of Cairo on Sunday. Photo by Khaled Elfiqi/EPA-EFE
April 18 (UPI) At least 11 people died and 98 more were injured after a train derailed in Egypt on Sunday, officials said.
The crash took place near the city of Toukh, north of Cairo, when the train went off of the tracks on Sunday afternoon.
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Egypt s Ministry of Health and Population announced on Twitter that 14 people were discharged from hospitals after receiving medical care.
Ainakin 11 ihmistä kuoli junaonnettomuudessa Egyptissä
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At least 97 injured in Egypt as train derails
At least 97 people were injured when a train went off the tracks near the city of Toukh, north of Cairo on Sunday, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Health.
More than 50 ambulances were dispatched by the Ministry of Health to rescue the injured from the train crash.
The Egyptian Railways Authority said it was still investigating the cause of the train accident that was heading from Cairo to Mansoura on Sunday.
“During the passage of train No. 949/3209 heading from Cairo to Mansoura, at 13:54, 4 cars derailed near Sandanhour station (near Toukh),” the Egyptian Railway authority said in a statement.