At least four people have been killed and 88 others injured after two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Giza province, south of Cairo, on Sunday, according to Egyptian authorities.
The collision occurred in the Al-Ayyat district when a passenger train travelling from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of another train heading from Cairo to Aswan, causing several carriages to derail.
Egypt’s Ministry of Health said 72 ambulances were deployed to the scene to evacuate the injured, who were transported to nearby hospitals for medical treatment.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said he was closely following developments and directed relevant authorities to provide necessary medical assistance, expedite investigations and hold anyone found responsible for negligence accountable.
Meanwhile, Egypt’s railway authorities have deployed emergency teams and heavy equipment to clear the damaged carriages and restore services along the Cairo–Upper Egypt railway line.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
The accident has once again drawn attention to railway safety in Egypt, where the authorities have been pursuing modernization and infrastructure improvement programmes.
