At least four killed and dozens injured in train collision near Giza in Egypt, health ministry says
Public prosecutors opened an inquiry as cranes cleared wreckage and hospitals treated 112 injured passengers, officials said.
- On Sunday, November 8, 2026, a train traveling from Giza to Fayoum rear-ended a service heading to Aswan in Al-Ayyat, Giza Governorate, derailing multiple carriages. The Health Ministry confirmed four passengers died and 88 others are receiving hospital treatment.
- Al-Ayyat has a long history of rail disasters, including a 2002 fire that killed more than 370 people. While Egypt invested billions in new infrastructure, the core network serving 110 million people remains largely un-overhauled and vulnerable.
- Authorities launched an emergency response with 72 ambulances dispatched to the scene, while specialist cranes cleared wreckage from tracks. State-owned media initially reported 120 wounded, but the Health Ministry later revised the figure to 88 passengers receiving care.
- President Abdel Fattah ordered an urgent investigation, stating he is "following the consequences of the train accident with great concern." He directed authorities to "hold accountable anyone found to have acted negligently" regarding the collision.
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Two trains collided on Sunday south of Cairo, causing the derailment of several cars and causing at least seven deaths and more than a hundred injured, said the Egyptian authorities. ...
Seven people were killed and 112 injured when two trains collided near the Egyptian capital on Sunday, authorities said.
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Collision between 2 trains in Egypt kills 7 and injures at least 125
Two trains collided south of Cairo, killing seven people and injuring at least 125 others, according to the Egyptian Chief Prosecutor’s office. The crash happened Sunday in al-Ayyat district, in Giza province. A train traveling to Fayoum province crashed into…
The Egyptian authorities have mobilized 72 ambulances and have kept 43 affected persons hospitalized after the railway accident.
A train travelling from Giza to Fayoum hit the rear of another train travelling south from Cairo to Aswan, said the railway authorities.
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