Two trains collide in Egypt's Alexandria, at least 20 killed: Officials

Two trains collided outside the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Friday, killing at least 20 people, the health ministry said.

The crash also injured 84 people, the ministry said in a statement.

Footage broadcast on state television showed one train had partly keeled over in the crash, and medics were seen moving the dead and injured to ambulances.

The incident took place after a train coming from Cairo, the capital



of Egypt, collided with another train coming from Port Said in Khorshid area

"The rescue team is currently searching for survivals while ambulances are transferring the injured to nearby hospitals," Magdy Hegazi, undersecretary of the ministry of health, said.

It was the deadliest train accident in the North African country since a November 2013 collision between a train and a bus killed 27 people south of Cairo.