• Two were killed and 16 injured after a train derailed.
• The passenger train collided with a train station platform in the city of Qalyub.
• Over 20 ambulances rushed to the area to assist the injured.

At least two people were killed and 16 others injured after a train derailed north of Cairo on Tuesday, according to Egypt‘s Health Ministry.

The passenger train collided with a train station platform in the city of Qalyub, according to a statement from the Ministry of Transport.

According to an Egyptian National Railways statement, the incident occurred at 7:20 p.m. local time after the train failed to respond to a semaphore signal, eventually colliding with a buffer stopper, causing part of the train to leap the tracks.

Over 20 ambulances rushed to the area to assist the injured.

Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir has constituted a committee to investigate what caused the disaster and “to identify those responsibly and limit the damage,” according to a statement.

Separately, Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity announced on Tuesday that the government will provide EGP 100,000 (about $3,254) to the families of those slain.

Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir has constituted a committee to investigate what caused the disaster and “to identify those responsibly and limit the damage,” according to a statement.

Separately, Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity announced on Tuesday that the government will provide EGP 100,000 (about $3,254) to the families of those slain.

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