| Egypt - At least seven killed, over 100 injured, in train collision - 8 Nov 2026 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 17:52, 8th November 2026 |     |
From the BBC:
At least seven killed and more than 100 injured in Egypt train collision, health ministry says
Summary
At least seven people have died and dozens are injured after a train collision in al-Ayyat in Egypt's Giza governorate, the local health ministry says
A train driver is among those killed, the ministry adds - it's not yet clear what caused the collision
More than 70 ambulances have been deployed to the scene, officials say, with at least 112 people thought to have sustained injuries
Three hospitals are being used to treat the wounded, the health ministry says in its statement
Images show derailed train carriages with large crowds of people nearby, and Egyptian Red Crescent workers at the scene
This crash site has a long history of rail disasters, writes our reporter, including the country's deadliest when hundreds of people died in 2002 after a passenger train was engulfed in flames
Summary
At least seven people have died and dozens are injured after a train collision in al-Ayyat in Egypt's Giza governorate, the local health ministry says
A train driver is among those killed, the ministry adds - it's not yet clear what caused the collision
More than 70 ambulances have been deployed to the scene, officials say, with at least 112 people thought to have sustained injuries
Three hospitals are being used to treat the wounded, the health ministry says in its statement
Images show derailed train carriages with large crowds of people nearby, and Egyptian Red Crescent workers at the scene
This crash site has a long history of rail disasters, writes our reporter, including the country's deadliest when hundreds of people died in 2002 after a passenger train was engulfed in flames
| Re: Egypt - At least seven killed, over 100 injured, in train collision - 8 Nov 2026 Posted by grahame at 18:11, 8th November 2026 | |
Train travelling south collided with another train - Reuters
published at 15:26
The state railway authority says a train travelling from Giza to Fayoum - approximately 100km (62 miles) south of Cairo - collided with the back of another train, the Reuters news agency reports.
The authority also says that the second train was travelling between Cairo and Aswan, in southern Egypt, the agency adds.
Local news agency al-Masry al-Youm notes that the collision happened between the Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations.
published at 15:26
The state railway authority says a train travelling from Giza to Fayoum - approximately 100km (62 miles) south of Cairo - collided with the back of another train, the Reuters news agency reports.
The authority also says that the second train was travelling between Cairo and Aswan, in southern Egypt, the agency adds.
Local news agency al-Masry al-Youm notes that the collision happened between the Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations.
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More now from the Public Prosecution Office statement.
The office says that after an inspection of the scene, and speaking to eyewitnesses, they have determined that the front of the train travelling from Giza to Fayoum crashed into the back of the Cairo-Aswan rail service.
It adds that the train in front (Cairo-Aswan service) had stopped on the tracks. Both trains were heading in the same direction, the statement says.
The office says that after an inspection of the scene, and speaking to eyewitnesses, they have determined that the front of the train travelling from Giza to Fayoum crashed into the back of the Cairo-Aswan rail service.
It adds that the train in front (Cairo-Aswan service) had stopped on the tracks. Both trains were heading in the same direction, the statement says.
It reads to me that the local train from Giza to Faroum crashed into the the long distance train from Cairo to Aswan which was stationary at the time. No indication as to the probable cause or other factors as yet.
| Re: Egypt - At least seven killed, over 100 injured, in train collision - 8 Nov 2026 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 18:49, 8th November 2026 | |
An update, from the BBC, which includes reference to previous incidents, reminding us that Egypt has a rather sad history, in terms of railway safety:
At least seven people have died in a train crash near the Egyptian city of Giza, with more than 100 injured.
The country's railway authority said two trains travelling south from Giza and Cairo collided, causing several carriages to derail and fall down an embankment.
Images from the scene showed people looking inside overturned carriages for injured passengers as a massive emergency response was launched.
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said he had ordered state authorities to "investigate the circumstances of the accident, and hold accountable anyone found to have been negligent".
The public prosecutor's office warned the death toll could rise.
The government said hospitals in the area had been put "on heightened alert" as they dealt with a massive influx of patients. Egypt's health minister Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said people were being treated for broken bones and head injuries.
The driver of one of the trains was among those who died in the crash, the ministry confirmed.
The first train involved in the crash was travelling from Giza to Fayoum, south of Cairo, when it crashed into the rear of another service heading south from Cairo to Aswan, which was stationary on the tracks. Images from the scene showed some carriages had overturned, with the body of at least one appearing to have split in two.
Trains between Giza and the Upper Egypt region were suspended as cranes were dispatched to remove the wrecked trains.
The collision occurred in the area between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations in Al-Ayyat, close to where Egypt's deadliest train tragedy occurred in February 2002, when a fire engulfed a passenger train travelling from Cairo to Luxor.
The train continued for around nine kilometres (5.6 miles) before coming to a halt. In that incident, more than 370 people were officially reported killed, although some estimates put the toll considerably higher.
Two further crashes in the area in 2009 killed dozens more.
There were calls in Egypt on Sunday for the transport minister to resign over the latest deadly rail disaster.
The country's railway authority said two trains travelling south from Giza and Cairo collided, causing several carriages to derail and fall down an embankment.
Images from the scene showed people looking inside overturned carriages for injured passengers as a massive emergency response was launched.
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said he had ordered state authorities to "investigate the circumstances of the accident, and hold accountable anyone found to have been negligent".
The public prosecutor's office warned the death toll could rise.
The government said hospitals in the area had been put "on heightened alert" as they dealt with a massive influx of patients. Egypt's health minister Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said people were being treated for broken bones and head injuries.
The driver of one of the trains was among those who died in the crash, the ministry confirmed.
The first train involved in the crash was travelling from Giza to Fayoum, south of Cairo, when it crashed into the rear of another service heading south from Cairo to Aswan, which was stationary on the tracks. Images from the scene showed some carriages had overturned, with the body of at least one appearing to have split in two.
Trains between Giza and the Upper Egypt region were suspended as cranes were dispatched to remove the wrecked trains.
The collision occurred in the area between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations in Al-Ayyat, close to where Egypt's deadliest train tragedy occurred in February 2002, when a fire engulfed a passenger train travelling from Cairo to Luxor.
The train continued for around nine kilometres (5.6 miles) before coming to a halt. In that incident, more than 370 people were officially reported killed, although some estimates put the toll considerably higher.
Two further crashes in the area in 2009 killed dozens more.
There were calls in Egypt on Sunday for the transport minister to resign over the latest deadly rail disaster.
