Egypt Train Collision Kills 7 and Injures 100 Near Giza, Derailing Carriages
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Nov 8
Egypt Train Collision Kills 7 and Injures 100 Near Giza, Derailing Carriages
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Nov 8
Summary
At least seven people were killed and more than 100 injured after a southbound train from Giza hit the rear of a stationary Cairo-to-Aswan service near Giza, sending several carriages down an embankment.
The crash happened between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations in Al-Ayyat, where footage showed overturned carriages as rescuers, passengers and passersby searched for survivors; one driver was among the dead.
Hospitals were placed on heightened alert for a surge of patients with broken bones and head injuries, while rail traffic between Giza and Upper Egypt was suspended and cranes sent to clear the wreckage.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered an investigation and accountability for any negligence, as prosecutors warned the death toll could still rise and calls grew for the transport minister to resign.
The collision struck near the site of Egypt's 2002 deadliest rail disaster, which officially killed more than 370 people, underscoring the country's long-running rail safety problems.