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Egypt train collision south of Cairo kills at least seven, injures more than 100
A rear-end collision between two passenger trains in Giza province on Sunday killed at least seven people and injured more than 100, Egypt’s Health Ministry said, according to Al Jazeera, DW and later BBC updates.
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- New headline Was: “Egypt train collision in Giza kills 4 and injures 88”
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- First reported by Reuters
A collision between two passenger trains in Egypt’s Giza province on Sunday killed at least seven people and injured more than 100, the Health Ministry said, according to later reports2,3.
Egyptian authorities said a train traveling from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of a Cairo-to-Aswan service in the Al-Ayyat district, and carriages derailed1,3.
Early ministry figures cited by the BBC and Reuters put the toll at four dead and 88 injured before later updates1,4.
Al Jazeera, citing the ministry, reported more than 112 injured; Associated Press reporting put injuries at least at 1253,5.
Dozens of ambulances were sent to the scene, about 50 kilometers south of Cairo, and the rail authority dispatched cranes to clear the line1,2,3.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said he ordered an investigation and that anyone found negligent should be held accountable, DW reported2.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known2.
Al-Ayyat was the site of Egypt’s deadliest rail disaster in 2002, when a train fire killed more than 370 people1,2,3.
Sources
- BBCSeven dead and more than 100 injured after trains collide in Egypt
- DWEgypt train crash leaves several dead, over 100 injured
- Al JazeeraTrain crash kills seven, injures dozens near Egypt's Cairo city
- ReutersTrain collision in Egypt’s Giza province kills 4 and injures 88, health ministry says
- APCollision between 2 trains in Egypt kills 7 and injures at least 125
How it’s being reported
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Seven dead and more than 100 injured after trains collide in Egypt
early ministry toll and derailment images
BBC initially reported four dead and 88 injured, citing the health ministry and railway authority. BBC News
Egypt train crash leaves several dead, over 100 injured
updated death toll and presidential order
DW: at least seven killed and more than 100 injured; Sissi ordered an investigation.
Train crash kills seven, injures dozens near Egypt's Cairo city
higher injury figure
Al Jazeera: Health Ministry said seven dead and more than 112 injured.
ReutersFirstTrain collision in Egypt’s Giza province kills 4 and injures 88, health ministry says
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Collision between 2 trains in Egypt kills 7 and injures at least 125
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Where they agree
- rear-end collision in Giza province on Sunday
- passenger trains on the Upper Egypt corridor
- investigation ordered
Where they differ
casualty totals