At least 11 killed, 100 injured in train crash in north Cairo, Egypt

Eleven people were killed and about 100 injured on Sunday following a train accident in Egypt‘s Qalioubia province north of Cairo.

Railway officials say that at least four train wagons ran off the tracks at the city of Banha in the province.

The Health Ministry said at least 100 others were injured while about 60 ambulances were sent to take the injured from the scene to hospitals.

The train was going to the Nile Delta city of Mansoura from the Egyptian capital.

Sunday’s train accident came three weeks after two passenger trains crashed in the province of Sohag, killing at least 32 people and injuring 100 others.

Egypt has a history of train crashes. The railway system has been criticized for poorly maintained equipment.