Two Trains Collide South of Cairo, Killing Seven and Injuring Over 100

Seven people died and more than 100 were injured when two trains collided in Giza Province, Egypt, on Sunday. The General Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that the driver of the moving train was among those killed. The accident occurred in the Al Ayyat district, approximately 32 miles south of Cairo.

The Ministry of Transportation stated that a train traveling from Giza to Fayoum Province struck the rear of another train bound for Asuán. Investigators found that the Asuán-bound train was stopped on the same track and moving in the same direction when the impact occurred. The collision involved the last car of the stationary train.

Local resident Ayman Gamal, who lives in Kafr Girza near the crash site, said neighbors rushed to the scene to pull survivors from the wreckage. Gamal estimated that about 80 injured passengers were transported by ambulance to nearby hospitals. He noted that some passengers were trapped inside a carriage and were already dead when rescuers reached them.

President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi ordered an immediate investigation into the crash after posting about it on social media. The Egyptian Railway Authority dispatched emergency crews and cranes to the site. Their goal is to remove debris and restore normal service schedules as quickly as possible.

Railway accidents remain common in Egypt, where authorities have long cited poor management and inadequate maintenance of rolling stock as primary causes. The government has announced modernization efforts in recent years to address these issues. In the same Al Ayyat district, a driver and his assistant were injured in September after two cargo trains collided. The deadliest rail disaster in the country’s history occurred in 2002, when a fire on a night train traveling south from Cairo killed more than 300 people.