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  "id": 19105916,
  "title": "Train collision in Egypt kills at least 7, injures dozens, health ministry says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/train-collision-in-egypt-kills-at-least-7-injures-dozens-health",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T06:22:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40448100/train-collision-in-egypt-kills-at-least-7-injures-dozens-health-ministry-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A train collision south of Cairo on Sunday resulted in at least seven deaths and 112 injuries, according to Egypt’s health ministry. The state railway authority reported that a train from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of another en route from Cairo to Aswan, causing several carriages to derail. Emergency crews are working to clear the wreckage and restore services on the Cairo-Upper Egypt line, though the duration of this effort remains unclear.\n\nPresident Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has directed a swift investigation into the incident and vowed accountability for any negligence, according to a separate statement. The country’s public prosecutor’s office is also probing the crash to ascertain technical causes. Egypt boasts one of the oldest and largest railway networks in the region; however, accidents resulting in casualties are not uncommon, despite the government's investment of billions of Egyptian pounds in modernizing the network.\n\nThe nation's most severe rail disaster to date occurred in 2002 when a fire engulfed seven carriages of an overcrowded passenger train, claiming the lives of at least 360 individuals.",
  "summary": "CAIRO: Two passenger trains collided some 76 km (47 miles) south of Cairo on Sunday, killing at least seven people and injuring 112, Egypt’s health ministry said. The state railway authority said a train travelling from Giza to Fayoum hit the back of another heading from Cairo to Aswan, derailing several carriages. Emergency crews were clearing the wreckage to restore services on the Cairo-Upper…",
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Train collision in Egypt kills at least 7, injures dozens, health ministry says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/train-collision-in-egypt-kills-at-least-7-injures-dozens-health",
        "published": "2026-11-08T17:46:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Train collision in Egypt kills at least 7, injures dozens, health ministry says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/train-collision-in-egypt-kills-at-least-7-injures-dozens-health-19010625",
        "published": "2026-11-08T19:47:49.000Z"
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        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Train collision in Egypt kills at least 7, injures dozens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/train-collision-in-egypt-kills-at-least-7-injures-dozens",
        "published": "2026-11-09T06:44:09.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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