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At least seven people died and more than 100 were injured.
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Two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Giza province, causing a derailment.
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President el-Sissi ordered an investigation and demanded accountability for any negligence.
At least seven people have been killed and more than 100 others injured after two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Giza province, south of the capital, Cairo.
The accident occurred along the railway line connecting Cairo with Aswan in southern Egypt. Authorities said one train crashed into the rear of another, causing a derailment and leaving several carriages overturned.
Emergency services were deployed to the scene as rescue operations began, with more than 50 ambulances dispatched to transport injured passengers to nearby hospitals.
Rescue Operations Underway
Emergency responders worked to evacuate passengers trapped in the damaged carriages and clear the railway line. Cranes and other heavy equipment were also brought in to remove the overturned train coaches and restore access to the affected section of track.
The scale of the accident prompted a major emergency response, with medical facilities in the surrounding area placed on heightened alert to receive the large number of casualties.
Authorities had yet to provide a complete breakdown of the victims or identify all those affected as rescue and emergency operations continued.
Egypt Orders Investigation
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi ordered an investigation into the collision and directed that anyone found responsible through negligence should be held accountable.
The precise cause of the accident had not been established at the time of the report. Investigators are expected to examine the circumstances surrounding the collision, including how one train struck the rear of the other.
The incident has renewed attention on railway safety and the need to establish the circumstances that led to the crash. However, authorities have not yet announced any findings or identified a specific cause.
