Two passenger trains collided on Sunday, Nov. 8, in Egypt's Giza governorate, in the al-Ayyat area between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations, Egyptian National Railways said^1,3.

A train on the Giza-Fayoum route hit the rear of a service on the Cairo-Aswan route, and several carriages left the tracks, according to the railway authority as reported by BBC, Al Jazeera and Xinhua^1,2,3.

Egypt's health ministry's figures diverged across outlets. The BBC article still reported four people killed and at least 88 injured, with at least 72 ambulances sent¹.

Al Jazeera and Xinhua reported a later ministry statement putting the death toll at seven and injuries at more than 112, with Al Jazeera citing more than 70 ambulances^2,3.

Xinhua said 45 patients had been discharged after treatment, with seven more expected to leave soon, and that remaining patients were under observation in Giza and nearby Beni Suef³.

BBC said local media, not the ministry in its account, reported that a train driver was among the dead¹.

President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said he was following the incident and had directed agencies to provide medical care, investigate and hold anyone found negligent accountable, BBC and Xinhua reported^1,3.

The railway authority sent emergency teams and cranes to clear wreckage and restore traffic, Al Jazeera and Xinhua reported^2,3. BBC Arabic said trains between Giza and Upper Egypt were suspended¹.

Al-Ayyat was the site of Egypt's deadliest rail disaster in 2002, when a train fire killed more than 370 people, the outlets noted^1,2,3.

The cause of Sunday's collision had not been established in the reports reviewed. Whether the Cairo-Aswan train was moving or stopped was not stated in the BBC, Al Jazeera or Xinhua pages read for this filing^1,2,3.