Cairo: At least seven people were killed and 112 injured after two trains collided in Egypt’s Giza Governorate. The accident occurred between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations when a Giza-Fayoum train hit the rear of a Cairo-Aswan train.
Authorities deployed 72 ambulances to rescue the injured, 45 of whom have since been discharged from hospital.
Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar directed hospitals to provide emergency care. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi offered condolences to the victims’ families and ordered a swift investigation, calling for action against anyone found responsible for negligence.
