19 Egyptians killed in army train incident near Cairo

A train carrying Egyptian military recruits to an army camp has derailed near the capital, Cairo, killing at least 19 people and injuring 107 others.

Officials say the incident took place on Tuesday when the train jumped the track in the Giza neighborhood of Badrasheen near the capital.

The injured passengers, some of them in critical condition, have been taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.

Egypt’s roads and railways have a poor safety record, with a string of deadly crashes.

In November, nearly 50 school children lost their lives after a train collided with their bus in central Egypt.

In Egypt’s deadliest railway tragedy, more than 360 passengers were killed in a train incident in 2002.