Four people were killed and 88 others injured in a collision between two passenger trains in Egypt's Giza governorate on Sunday, causing several carriages to derail, according to an initial figure announced by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population.
The ministry stated in a statement on the "X" platform that 72 ambulances participated in transporting and evacuating the injured. Forty-nine injured were taken to Al-Wasta Hospital, 29 to Al-Ayyat Hospital, and 10 to Atfih Hospital. Two bodies were taken to Al-Wasta Hospital, one to Atfih Hospital, while another body remained at the accident site.
Accident Details and Response
The Egyptian National Railways Authority announced a collision between train number 134 "Tahya Misr" heading from Giza to Fayoum, and the rear of train number 2010 heading from Cairo to Aswan, in the area between Kafr Ammar and Arqa stations.
The authority indicated that emergency teams and cranes were dispatched to the accident site to clear debris and move the carriages, working to restore train traffic and regularity on the Cairo-Aswan High Dam line in both directions.
Health Status Monitoring
The Ministry of Health continues to monitor the health condition of the injured and provide necessary medical care, expressing its condolences to the victims' families and wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
The Egyptian railway network is the second oldest in the world after Britain, and the oldest in Africa and the Middle East. The Upper Egypt train accident in 2002 is classified as the worst in the history of Egyptian railways, resulting in the official death of 361 people following a fire in one of the trains.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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