Egypt says at least 11 killed in train crash near Cairo, nearly 100 injured

A passenger train derailed north of the Egyptian city of Cairo, killing at least 11 people, Egyptian authorities say.

It was the latest of several rail accidents to hit the country in recent years.

Four train wagons ran off the railway at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province, just outside Cairo, on Sunday (local time) the railway authority said in a statement.

Videos on social media showed wagons overturned and passengers escaping to safety along the railway.

The train was travelling to the Nile Delta city of…