New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- A passenger train derailed Saturday in western Egypt, killing at least three people and injuring 94 others, authorities said. It was the latest in a series of rail accidents in the country in recent years.

The train derailed as it traveled to Cairo from the western Mediterranean province of Matrouh, on the country's north coast, railway authorities said in a statement. Seven of its wagons went off the tracks, with two of them overturning.

The Health Ministry released a separate statement detailing the casualty count, adding that 30 ambulances were dispatched to transfer the injured to hospitals.

The railway authorities' statement said an investigation was opened to determine the cause of the derailment.

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