At least seven people were killed while 112 others were injured after two passenger trains collided approximately 76 kilometers south of Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday.
According to Egypt’s Health Ministry, emergency responders rushed to the scene to rescue passengers and transport the injured to nearby hospitals.
The State Railway Authority said a train traveling from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of another train bound for Aswan from Cairo, causing several carriages to derail.
Emergency crews are still clearing the wreckage to restore operations along the Cairo-Upper Egypt railway line.
Meanwhile, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered an immediate investigation into the incident, stressing that anyone found responsible for negligence must be held accountable.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has also launched a separate investigation to determine the technical causes of the collision.
Egypt operates one of the oldest and largest railway networks in the region and has recorded several deadly train accidents over the years.
In 2002, one of the country’s worst railway disasters occurred when a fire engulfed seven carriages of an overcrowded passenger train, killing at least 360 people.
(Photo Courtesy: Reuters)
