Two trains collide in Egypt, killing seven (VIDEOS)
Seven people have been killed and 110 injured in a rear-end train collision south of Cairo.
The crash happened on Sunday in the Al-Ayyat district of Giza province, south of Cairo.
One passenger train slammed into the rear of another, according to Egyptian Railways.
The impact hurled several passenger carriages off the tracks, leaving twisted wreckage.
Footage from the scene shows derailed cars and rescuers and locals scrambling to help trapped passengers.
Emergency crews brought in cranes to clear the tracks and assist the injured.
President orders probe
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ordered an urgent investigation into the collision.
The cause of the crash has not yet been established.
Historical context
Egypt has suffered repeated deadly railway accidents despite billions of dollars invested in modernizing its network.
Poor maintenance, aging infrastructure, and management failures have long plagued the system.
Two major crashes just weeks apart in 2021 killed 30 people and injured nearly 300.
The Al-Ayyat district was also the scene of Egypt’s deadliest railway disaster in 2002.
A fire swept through an overcrowded passenger train there, killing more than 370 people.
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