Train collision in Egypt leaves 7 dead and 112 injured near Cairo

At least seven people were killed and 112 injured on Sunday after two trains collided in the Giza governorate, near Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said.

According to the Egyptian National Railways Authority, one train collided with the rear of another between the Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations, and several cars derailed. Dozens of ambulances took the injured to nearby hospitals and cranes were deployed to remove the wreckage, while rail traffic was disrupted.

The Health Ministry said 45 of the injured have already been discharged after their condition improved. Authorities have not yet reported the cause of the accident.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered an investigation into the collision and offered his “sincere condolences” to the families of the victims, according to a statement posted on his official Facebook page.

Egypt's railway system, the oldest in Africa and the Middle East, has a long history of deadly accidents. In 2019, a train lost control as it approached Cairo's main station, in Ramses Square, and set off a fire that killed 25 people; in 2017, a derailment and head-on collision on the way to Alexandria left more than 40 dead, according to CNN.

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Source: CNN