Seven Killed and 125 Injured in Train Collision Near Cairo
A rear-end collision between two passenger trains in Egypt's al-Ayyat district left seven dead and 125 wounded, authorities said.
Seven people died and 125 were injured after a passenger train struck the rear of another on Sunday, Egyptian officials reported. The National Railways Authority of Egypt said the impact caused several cars to derail, leading to the casualties. The accident occurred about 30 miles south of Cairo in the al-Ayyat district of Giza province, according to the Associated Press.
Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population confirmed the death toll and said that 71 of the injured had been discharged after their conditions improved. The country's rail network, one of the oldest in the world, is currently undergoing a major overhaul.
The incident echoes a 2002 disaster in the same province, which remains the deadliest train accident in Egypt's history.