Seven killed, 112 injured in two-train collision in Giza's Al-Ayyat

Seven people were killed and 112 others injured when two passenger trains collided in Al-Ayyat, Giza Governorate, south of Cairo. President Sisi ordered an investigation and accountability for those responsible.

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced that the death toll from a train collision in Al-Ayyat, Giza Governorate, had risen to seven, with 112 people injured, after several passenger carriages derailed following the collision on Sunday.

The Egyptian National Railways Authority said the accident occurred between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations when a train operating on the Giza–Fayoum line collided with the rear of another train on the Cairo–Aswan line. It said emergency teams and cranes had been dispatched to remove the carriages and restore services in both directions as quickly as possible.

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The Ministry of Health said 72 ambulances took part in rescue operations and transported the injured to hospitals in Giza and Beni Suef governorates. Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar ordered medical facilities in both governorates to raise their state of preparedness.

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said he was closely following developments, offered his condolences to the victims’ families and wished the injured a speedy recovery. He also directed state agencies to provide medical care, conduct a swift investigation into the accident and hold accountable anyone found negligent. The Kingdom of Bahrain also extended its condolences to Egypt over the victims of the accident.

Egypt’s railway sector has suffered from aging equipment for years, leading to repeated accidents. The country’s deadliest train disaster occurred in 2002 in Al-Ayyat, when a fire on a train traveling from Cairo to Luxor killed more than 380 people.