Train derails near Qalyubia amid reports of injuries, Deaths

2021-04-18 15:56:22

A train derailed on Sunday afternoon in Sandahour village near Toukh, Qalyubiya governorate, halting railway movement in Lower Egypt. Informed sources said that Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir rushed to the scene of the accident, which occurred at roughly 2:05 pm. Several injure and deaths were reported among the passengers. The Cairo-Mansoura train #949 had departed from Cairo at 1:20 pm and was scheduled to arrive in Mansoura at five pm. Social media users shared a video of the scene of the accident, showing several injured bodies. A security source stated that two coaches of the train overturned after its wheels derailed, and that security forces had sealed off the area.