Death toll from train collision in Egypt rises to seven, 112 people injured

Death toll rises to seven

The number of people killed in an emergency incident on railway tracks in northern Egypt has risen to seven, with 112 more injured. The figures were released by the country's Ministry of Health, Gazeta.Ru reports citing the ministry's press service.

What is known about the injured

“The death toll has risen to seven, 112 people were injured, and 45 of the injured have already been discharged from medical facilities as their condition improved,” the ministry said in a statement. Thus, most of the injured remain in medical facilities, and the updated casualty figures emerged some time after the incident. The statement does not disclose details of the cause of the collision or the circumstances of the incident; the information, as the outlet notes, is being updated.