Egypt Train Collision Kills 7 and Injures 112 in Giza, Derailing Several Carriages
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Updated · CNN · Nov 8
Egypt Train Collision Kills 7 and Injures 112 in Giza, Derailing Several Carriages
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Nov 8
Summary
Seven people were killed and 112 injured Sunday when one train slammed into the rear of another between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations in Giza near Cairo.
Several carriages derailed in the crash, disrupting rail traffic as dozens of ambulances took victims to nearby hospitals and cranes moved in to clear the wreckage.
Forty-five injured passengers had already been discharged after their condition improved, according to the health ministry.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered an investigation and offered condolences after the latest accident on Egypt’s rail network, which has seen repeated deadly crashes including 25 deaths in Cairo in 2019.