Egypt Says 11 Killed in Train Crash North of Cairo

Egypt Says 11 Killed in Train Crash North of Cairo
People gather at the site where a passenger train derailed injuring at least 98 people, near Banha, Qalyubia province, Egypt, on April 18, 2021. Tarek Wagih/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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CAIRO—A passenger train derailed Sunday north of Cairo, killing at least 11 people, Egyptian authorities said. It was the latest of several rail accidents to hit the country in recent years.

Four train wagons ran off the railway at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province, just outside Cairo, the railway authority said in a statement. Videos on social media showed wagons overturned and passengers escaping to safety along the railway.