Egypt’s Health Ministry said seven people died and 112 were injured in Sunday’s train collision at Al-Ayyat in Giza governorate .
Forty-five had been discharged. Prosecutors later gave a slightly different provisional estimate of seven dead and 114 injured, saying the count continued. After inspecting the site and hearing witnesses, prosecutors said the front of the Giza-Fayoum train hit the rear of the Cairo-Aswan service, which had stopped on the tracks. Both trains were travelling in the same direction.
The Giza service’s driver was among those killed. Images showed overturned and derailed carriages and rescue operations. More than 70 ambulances were deployed, with three hospitals receiving casualties.
Injuries included fractures to limbs, pelvises and vertebrae, and wounds to the head and face, the health ministry said. Prosecutors opened an investigation into the carriages, tracks and operating and safety procedures.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered an urgent inquiry and accountability, while Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir visited. The cause remained unestablished. Al-Ayyat’s history of rail disasters does not establish what caused this collision.
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