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AT least three people have died and 100 are injured after a horror train crash in Egypt.

The packed passenger train derailed near capital city Cairo – with shocking images showing overturned carriages.

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Terrified onlookers watched on as rescue teams worked desperately to pull out survivors from the wreckage.

At least 100 people have been injured, with the figure still set to rise as more passengers are recovered, El-Watan News reported.

The outlet reported that the train turned over after colliding with a loader, and an investigation has been launched to probe the driver.

Chilling footage showed rescue workers rushing survivors towards ambulances while crowds gathered around the remnants of the train.

The Health Ministry said: “The minister, his deputy Dr. Mohamed Al-Tayib, immediately headed to the scene of the incident.”

The harrowing ordeal unfolded near the capital city, after the train derailed between Mersa Matruh and Alexandria.

A total of 30 ambulances scrambled to the scene to help transport patients, according to officials.

Pictures also showed the Matrouh Governor, as well as the Transport Minister at the site of the accident as crowds gathered around him.

All trains on the line have since been stopped, with the crash taking place between Fuka and Galal stations while it was on the Matrouh-Moharram Bek line.

Dozens of frightened passengers were thrown off their seats when the train suddenly derailed and flew off the tracks.

Cranes were called in to lift the damaged carriages back onto the track.

Railway engineers also rushed to the scene to repair the overturned train.

The Health Ministry previously confirmed that 55 people had been injured, adding that had 33 been transferred to the Central Hyena Hospital, while 21 of them were rushed to Ras Al-Hakma Hospital.

But the casualty toll has since risen, according to local media.

“Medical teams continue to assess the health status of patients, ensuring that all blood needs and derivatives are provided to provide the necessary medical care,” authorities said.

“Three deaths have also been recorded, and the bodies have been transferred to Ras Al-Hakma Hospital’s morgue, which is now under the custody of the public prosecutor.”

They added that they were still investigating the exact circumstances of the crash.

They also said that the Health Minister “offers sincere condolences and sympathy to the family of the deceased”.

Last September, at least three people were killed including two children after two passenger trains ploughed into each other in Egypt’s Nile Delta.

Another 49 were injured in the horror crash in Zagazig, capital of Sharqiya, the country’s railway authority said in a statement.

Video from the site of the crash showed a train car crumpled by the impact, surrounded by crowds as men tried to lift the injured through the windows of a passenger car.

Train derailments and crashes are common in the country, where an aging railway system has also been plagued by mismanagement.

In recent years, the government announced initiatives to improve its railways.

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