Dabaa: The death toll from a passenger train derailment west of Dabaa, Matrouh Governorate, has risen to three dead and 54 injured, the Egyptian Ministry of Health announced.

According to National News Agency – Lebanon, the accident occurred at kilometer 203, between Fuka and Galal stations, when seven cars of Train No. 1935, heading from Marsa Matruh to Cairo, derailed, causing two of them to overturn.

Official sources reported that the accident resulted from the train colliding with a loader while passing through the Zawiyat al-Awama area in Dabaa.