Egypt Train Collision: At Least 7 Killed and 112 Injured Near Cairo

At least seven people were killed and 112 others injured after two passenger trains collided approximately 76 kilometres (47 miles) south of Cairo on Sunday, Egypt’s Health Ministry said.

According to the state railway authority, a train travelling from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of another passenger train operating between Cairo and Aswan, causing several carriages to derail.

Emergency crews were clearing the wreckage to restore services along the Cairo-Upper Egypt railway line. The railway authority did not provide a timeline for the resumption of normal operations.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered an urgent investigation into the collision and said anyone found responsible for negligence would be held accountable, according to a separate statement.

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The public prosecutor’s office also confirmed that an investigation was underway to establish the technical causes of the crash.

Egypt operates one of the oldest and largest railway networks in the region, but deadly accidents have remained a recurring concern. The government has committed billions of Egyptian pounds to modernise railway infrastructure and improve safety standards.

The country’s deadliest railway disaster occurred in 2002, when a fire swept through seven carriages of an overcrowded passenger train, killing at least 360 people.