A train has derailed to the South from Cairo, as a result, ten people were injured, TASS reported quoting Al-Watan.

According to the arriving information, the train headed from Aswan to Cairo. The incident occurred near the village of El Aayat at the entrance to the capital. As a result of an incident the first three wagons overturned. Currently, the railway communication with Upper Egypt is suspended until the elimination of the consequences of the accident.

According to preliminary data, the switchman's mistake became a cause of accident.