[UPDATED] Train collision in Egypt's Giza injures 120

A train collision in Egypt's Giza region on Sunday resulted in at least 120 injuries, with several carriages derailed, according to state newspaper Al-Akhbar Al-Youm. The accident occurred when a train from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of another service traveling southbound from Cairo to Aswan. Egypt's railway authority reported that emergency crews used cranes to remove the wreckage.

The Health Ministry stated that 52 ambulances were dispatched to the scene, transporting the injured to two nearby hospitals. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash, which took place in Giza's Al-Ayyat area, the site of Egypt's most severe rail disaster in 2002, when a fire killed over 370 people. Another train crash in the area in 2009 resulted in dozens of fatalities.

With a population of 110 million, many Egyptians rely heavily on rail transport, but the extensive network has experienced numerous deadly accidents over the past decade. Despite billions of dollars invested in updating transport infrastructure, including highways and high-speed rail lines, much of the aging rail network remains unchanged.