Seven people were killed and 112 were injured when two passenger trains collided south of Cairo on Sunday, Egypt’s Health Ministry said, according to BBC reporting and UPI. The ministry said 45 people sent to hospital had been discharged.
A train travelling from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of another train heading from Cairo to Aswan between the Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations, according to the Egyptian National Railways Authority, as reported by UPI. Several carriages derailed, and the cause remained under investigation.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he had directed state agencies to provide medical care for the injured, investigate the circumstances of the collision promptly and hold accountable anyone found negligent. He offered condolences to the families of those killed and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
This is a developing story.
