Dozens dead in passenger train derailment in Egypt

Dozens dead in passenger train derailment in Egypt

Health Ministry officials say a preliminary count indicates 109 were injured.

April 18, 2021, 3:15 PM

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A passenger train derailed in Banha, Egypt, on Sunday, causing dozens of casualties.

Video broadcast by local media showed several carriages overturned in the province of Qalyoubeya, about 18 miles north of Cairo.

People gather at the site where train carriages derailed in Qalioubia north of Cairo, Egypt, April 18, 2021.

Health Ministry officials say a preliminary count indicates 109 people were injured. The number of deaths has not been confirmed.

The train was traveling from Cairo to al-Mansoura when it derailed.

People gather at the site where train carriages derailed in Qalioubia north of Cairo, Egypt, April 18, 2021.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

ABC News' Hatem Maher contributed to this report.

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