At least four dead and 88 injured in train collision south of Cairo
At least four people were killed and 88 others injured on Sunday when two passenger trains collided in Egypt, approximately 52 kilometres south of Cairo. The crash occurred in the Al Ayyat district of Giza province. According to Egypt's Ministry of Transport, a train travelling toward the southwestern province of Fayum struck the rear of another train bound for the southern province of Aswan.
The impact caused one of the trains to derail, though officials did not clarify which train left the tracks. The Ministry of Health confirmed that all 88 injured individuals were transferred to nearby hospitals for medical treatment. Meanwhile, the Egyptian Railways Authority deployed emergency teams and heavy cranes to the scene to clear the wreckage and safely restore rail traffic.
Egyptian President Abdelfatah al Sisi announced via social media that he had ordered an immediate investigation to establish the causes of the collision and hold those responsible to account. The crash highlights ongoing railway safety concerns in the area; last September, another collision involving two freight trains occurred in the same district, injuring a driver and his assistant.
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