Dozens of people have been killed and many more injured following a train crash in the north of the Egyptian province of Sohag, Egyptian state TV reported on Friday.
At least 50 persons were injured in the collision, a health ministry statement said.
Local media have reported that the Sohag authorities have sent 49 ambulances to the site of the crash.
The injured have been transferred to Maragha Hospital, Tahta Hospital and Sohag Hospital, local media reported.