Egypt train collision toll rises to seven; 125 injured, Health Ministry says

Seven people were killed and 125 injured when two trains collided south of Cairo on 8 November, Egypt’s Health Ministry said, raising its earlier count of four dead and 88 hurt.

The trains collided in Giza province’s Al-Ayyat district, about 52 km south of Cairo. A train heading to Fayoum province ran into the rear of a train bound for Aswan, in the south. A train driver was among the dead.

Investigators from the Chief Prosecutor’s office reached the site late on 8 November. Their first inspection found that the Giza–Fayoum train hit the last carriage of the Cairo–Aswan train, which was standing still on the same track and facing the same way. The Transport Ministry said one of the trains derailed.

President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi ordered State agencies to treat the injured, investigate quickly and hold to account anyone found negligent. The Egyptian Railway Authority sent cranes to clear the wreckage and restore services.

Egypt has spent heavily on transport in recent years, but much of its rail network is old, and serious crashes recur.