Multiple sources including the BBC reports that at least four people, including a train driver, have been killed and 88 others injured following a collision involving two passenger trains in Egypt, according to the country’s Ministry of Health.
The collision occurred when a train travelling from Giza to the Fayoum Oasis, southwest of Cairo, struck another passenger train heading from Cairo to Aswan in southern Egypt.
Emergency services responded to the scene, with more than 70 ambulances deployed to assist victims. The injured passengers were subsequently transported to three different hospitals for medical treatment.
Images from the crash site show several passenger carriages derailed, with some overturned alongside the railway tracks, highlighting the severity of the incident.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has directed the relevant authorities to launch an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision.
However, several details remain unclear, including what caused the crash, the identities of the other victims, the current condition of those receiving treatment in hospital and whether any passengers may still be trapped inside the damaged carriages.
Investigations are expected to establish the circumstances that led to the deadly collision.
