11 People Killed And 98 Wounded In A Train Accident In Egypt

Train accident illustration. (Twitter/@itsWorldNewss)

JAKARTA - At least 11 people were killed and 98 injured when a train pulled off the tracks near the city of Toukh, north of Cairo on Sunday, April 18, according to Egypt's Health Ministry.

More than 50 ambulances were dispatched by the Ministry of Health to rescue injured victims from the accident.

Meanwhile, the Egyptian Railways Authority said it was still investigating why the train, which departed from Cairo to Mansoura, skidded and got off the tracks.

"During the No. 949/3209 train journey from Cairo to Mansoura, at 1:54 p.m., 4 carriages skidded near the Sandanhour station (near Toukh)," the Egyptian Railways authority said in a statement, as reported by CNN, Monday 19 April.

"Most of the victims were lightly or moderately injured, with only a few critical cases," Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed told the local tv station.

Videos posted on social media showed the injured and injured passengers scattered along the railroad tracks alongside overturned train cars. The sound of distress could also be heard.

As a result of this train accident, the flow of train traffic has stopped in the East Delta. This is the third major train accident to occur in Egypt in less than a month.

To note, at least 32 people were killed and 165 others injured last month after two trains collided in the Tahta district in Sohag Province, Upper Egypt.