On late Wednesday, the Youm7 newspaper reported that the passenger train, which was heading from the city of Zagazig for Cairo, had derailed near the city of Minya al-Qamh. The newspaper reported about 10 people injured in the incident.
"The train accident in Sharqia left 15 people injured. No people have died," the ministry said in a statement.
Causes of the incident remain unknown.
Last month, two trains collided in Egypt's southern Sohag province, leaving 19 people dead and 185 more injured.
Cario [Egypt], April 15
The number of people, who have been injured as a result of a passenger train's derailment in the northern Egyptian province of Sharqia, has risen to 15, the national Ministry of Health said.
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