Train Derails In North Egypt Leaving 12 People Injured - Health Ministry

CAIRO (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 16th September, 2018) A train derailed on Sunday in northern Egypt's governorate of Menofia, leaving 12 people injured, Khaled Megahed, a spokesman for the Egyptian Health Ministry, said on Egyptian television.

According to Megahed, the incident occurred in the vicinity of the Shebeen El-Kom railway station. He added that 15 ambulances had been sent promptly to the station, and all those injured persons had been taken to hospital.

The reasons of the incident have not been revealed.