At least 60 people were injured when a train derailed in Egypt’s Giza province on Sunday, according to preliminary figures reported by state media.
The accident occurred near the village of Gerza in the Al-Ayyat district, Egyptian newspaper Al-Akhbar reported.
Emergency services dispatched ambulances to the scene, where rescue personnel attended to the injured before transporting them to nearby hospitals for medical treatment.
The Egyptian railway authority sent maintenance crews and technical specialists to the accident site to assess the damage, remove wreckage and begin restoring railway operations.
Train services in the affected area were severely disrupted following the derailment, with authorities working to clear the tracks and resume normal operations.
Security officials have launched an investigation to determine what caused the train to leave the tracks.
The reported number of injuries remains preliminary, and authorities have not yet released further details about the condition of those hospitalised or the circumstances leading to the accident.
Railway officials are continuing recovery and repair operations as investigators examine the cause of the derailment.