Egypt: 7 dead, 112 injured in Al-Ayyat train crash

The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced on Sunday the deaths of seven people and injuries to 112 others in a train accident in al-Ayyat, Giza Governorate. In a statement, the ministry said that 72 ambulances were deployed to transport the injured from the accident site to hospitals for treatment. The Egyptian National Railways Authority announced that Train No. 134, “Tahya Masr,” traveling from Giza to Fayoum, collided with the rear of another train heading from Cairo to Aswan, between Kafr Ammar and al-Raqqa stations in the al-Ayyat area of Giza Governorate. The authority clarified that the collision caused some carriages to derail, and emergency teams were dispatched to the site to clear debris and move the remaining carriages, paving the way for the resumption of train traffic on the Cairo–High Dam line in both directions.