Train collision in Egypt kills four, injures 88

Two passenger trains collided on Sunday south of Cairo, causing several carriages to derail. According to the Transportation Ministry, a train traveling from Giza to Fayoum hit the rear of a stationary Cairo-Aswan train traveling in the same direction. The crash occurred in the al-Ayyat district of Giza province, which PBS NewsHour reports is about 52 kilometers south of the capital. MyJoyOnline Ghana specifies the collision took place between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations.

Casualty figures vary across reports. Punch, MyJoyOnline Ghana, and CBC News state that at least four people were killed and nearly 90 were injured. However, Al-Monitor reports that Egypt’s health ministry said at least seven people died and 112 were injured, while PBS NewsHour cites the Chief Prosecutor's office stating seven people were killed and over 100 were injured. PBS NewsHour also noted that a train conductor was among the dead.

Emergency crews and cranes were deployed to the scene to clear wreckage and restore services. PBS NewsHour reports that investigators from the Chief Prosecutor's office arrived at the site late Sunday.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch, Al-Monitor, PBS NewsHour, MyJoyOnline Ghana, CBC News — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.