Train collision in Egypt kills seven, injures 125

Two passenger trains collided south of the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday, killing seven people and injuring at least 125 others, authorities said.

Two passenger trains collided south of the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday, killing seven people and injuring at least 125 others, authorities said.

The collision occurred in the El-Ayyat district of Giza province, about 76 kilometres south of Cairo, when a train travelling from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of another train heading from Cairo to Aswan, according to the Egyptian National Railways.

The impact derailed several carriages, prompting emergency teams to launch rescue operations at the scene.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered a swift investigation into the accident and said anyone found negligent should be held accountable, according to a statement from the presidency.

Egypt’s public prosecutor’s office also launched an investigation to determine the technical causes of the collision. Prosecutors appointed a technical committee to examine the site, damaged carriages and railway tracks.