Two passenger trains collided south of Cairo on Sunday, killing four people and injuring 88, according to Egypt’s health ministry.
The crash happened in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza province, between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations. Egypt’s railway authority said a train travelling from Giza to Fayoum ran into the rear of another service heading south from Cairo to Aswan. Several carriages derailed, and some fell down an embankment. At least 72 ambulances were sent to the scene, the BBC reported.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he was following the accident with great concern and ordered an urgent investigation, saying anyone found negligent should be held accountable. Train services between Giza and the Upper Egypt region were suspended while emergency crews worked to clear the wreckage and restore the line.
Source: Reuters
