One person has been killed and 20 others have been injured after a locomotive crashed into the back of a Cairo-bound passenger train in southern Egypt.
It marks the second train crash in a month in the North African country.
The collision occurred in the province of Minya, 270 kilometres south of Cairo, the railway authority said in a statement.
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The two railway carriages fell into the water nearby following the crash.
The cause of the crash was being investigated, authorities said.
Footage aired by local media showed the two carriages partially submerged.
Along with the fatality, the Health Ministry said in a separate statement at least 21 people were taken to hospitals, of which 19 were later discharged after receiving treatment.
Train derailments and crashes are common in Egypt, where an aging railway system has also been plagued by mismanagement.
In September, two passenger trains collided in a Nile Delta city, killing at least three people.
In recent years, the government announced initiatives to improve its railways. President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said in 2018 some 250 billion Egyptian pounds, or $8.13 billion, would be needed to properly overhaul the neglected rail network.
