60 injured in train derailment in Egypt

A train derailment injured 60 people in Egypt’s Giza province on Sunday, state media reported, citing a preliminary toll.

The train derailed near the village of Gerza in the Al-Ayyat district, Al-Akhbar newspaper said.

Ambulances rushed to the scene and took the injured to hospitals, the same source said.

Egypt’s railway authority dispatched maintenance and technical teams to inspect the site, clear the wreckage and restore train services, which were heavily disrupted.

​​​​​​​Security authorities are investigating the cause of the derailment, the paper said.