Three killed and dozens injured in train derailment

The country’s Ministry of Health said that three people were killed and wounded 103 others due to the drop in the train on their way to the Egyptian capital, Cairo.

Officials said the train was traveling from the northern coastal city of Marsa when seven of its vehicles came out of the tracks on Saturday, with the abolition of vehicles.

The Minister of Health, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, offered his condolences and prayers to the families of the victims, and he hoped that they would return to a rapid recovery.

The Egyptian Ministry of Transport and the Egyptian National Railways (Enra) is investigating the cause of the accident, which is still unclear.

ENRA said in a statement that anyone who found responsibility for the deviation would be punished.

He added that the teams and technical equipment were sent to survey the debris and restore services as soon as possible.

Speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Transport in Egypt, she also offered her condolences to the families of the dead.

The officials said that the accident occurred on a path between the Fouka and Gallest stations in the Marsa Matarah area.

Dr. Abdel Ghaffar visited the scene to oversee the response to emergency situations, and later visited the injured in the hospital.

All the injured were transferred to local hospitals via an ambulance, according to the Ministry of Health.

He added that the bodies of the three persons who were now in the custody of the prosecutors.

Accidents on the rail network in Egypt are frequent, partly due to poor maintenance and lack of investment.

One of the most severe disasters on the train train occurred in 2002, when more than 370 people died after a fire in a train traveling south of Cairo.