Train collision in Egypt kills four, injures 88

Two passenger trains collided on Sunday, November 8, 2026, south of Cairo in Egypt's Giza province. According to the Transportation Ministry, the accident occurred in the al-Ayyat district when a train traveling from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of a train heading from Cairo to Aswan. PBS NewsHour reports that the Cairo-Aswan train was stationary on the same track and traveling in the same direction when the collision took place.

The casualty counts vary by source. Punch and Punch Nigeria report that four people were killed and dozens were injured. However, Al-Monitor, The Rio Times, and PBS NewsHour report that at least seven people died and 112 were injured. The Chief Prosecutor’s office stated that the train's conductor was among those killed.

Emergency crews and investigators arrived at the site to clear wreckage and investigate the crash. A resident of Kafr Girza, Ayman Gamal, told PBS NewsHour that locals rushed to the scene to pull survivors from the wreckage and call for ambulances, noting that approximately 80 of the injured were taken by ambulance. The cause of the collision is not yet known, according to The Rio Times.

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