More than 50 ambulances were dispatched by the Ministry of Health to rescue the injured from the train accident.
The Egyptian Railway Authority said it was still investigating the cause of the train accident that drove from Cairo to Mansoura on Sunday.
“During the passage of train No. 949/3209 from Cairo to Mansoura, at 13:54, 4 cars derailed near Sandanhour station (near Toukh),” the Egyptian railway authority said in a statement.
Most injuries were minor and moderate with only a few critical cases, health ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed told a local TV channel.
Video posted on social media showed victims and injured people scattered around the railroad, next to the overturned rail cars, and the sounds of distress. The train movement stopped in the East Delta.