This is reported by Egypt Today with reference to the country's Ministry of Health.

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ordered an investigation into the train crash and immediate compensation to the families of the victims.

On April 18, a train derailed in Egypt near the Tukh railway station.

According to the newspaper Al Shorouk, the passenger train between Al-Mansur and Cairo, until it derailed, moved at a speed of about 120 km / h, while the permitted speed for this section was 30 km / h.