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  "title": "Train collision in Egypt's Giza kills 4, injures 88: health ministry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/train-collision-in-egypts-giza-kills-4-injures-88-health-ministry-18983597",
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  "published": "2026-11-08T17:30:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/train-collision-egypts-giza-kills-4-injures-88-health-ministry"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Two trains collided on Sunday in the al-Ayyat district of Giza province, south of Cairo, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries. According to Al-Monitor, a train traveling from Giza to Fayoum crashed into the rear of a service heading from Cairo to Aswan, causing several carriages to derail. The Guardian reported the collision occurred approximately 30 miles south of the capital.\n\nCasualty counts vary by source. Al-Monitor and CBC News report at least four people were killed, with CBC News stating almost 90 others were injured. Conversely, DW English (Top Stories) and DW News report that at least seven people were killed and over 100 were injured.\n\nFollowing the accident, 52 ambulances were deployed to the scene, which is located about 52 kilometers south of Cairo, according to DW English (Top Stories). Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi ordered an investigation into the crash and urged state agencies to hold anyone found negligent accountable. The cause of the collision was not immediately clear.",
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        "title": "Two trains collide in Egypt: Around 60 injured, carriages overturned and derailed",
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        "title": "Train collision in Egypt’s Giza province kills 4 and injures 88, health ministry says",
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        "title": "Train collision in Egypt’s Giza province kills 4 and injures 88, health ministry says",
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Train collision in Egypt kills 4, injures 88",
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        "title": "Train collision in Egypt’s Giza province kills 4 and injures 88, health ministry says",
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