Passenger Train Derails in Egypt, Killing at Least 3

2025-08-31 01:02:35

A passenger train derailed Saturday in western Egypt, killing at least three people and injuring 94 others, authorities said.

The train derailed as it traveled to Cairo from the western Mediterranean province of Matrouh, on the country’s north coast, railway authorities said in a statement. Seven of its wagons went off the tracks, with two of them overturning.

The Health Ministry released a separate statement detailing the casualty count, adding that 30 ambulances were dispatched to transfer the injured to hospitals.

The railway authorities’ statement said an investigation was opened to determine the cause of the derailment.

In recent years, the government announced initiatives to improve its railways. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said in 2018 some 250 billion Egyptian pounds, or $8.13 billion, would be needed to properly overhaul the country's rail network.