At least four dead and 88 injured after two trains collide in Egypt
At least four people were killed and 88 injured after two trains crashed into each other in Egypt on Sunday.
Several carriages derailed in Giza province after one train rammed into the back of another, according to the Transportation Ministry.
Emergency teams and cranes were on the scene to clear the wreckage and restore the service as soon as possible, the Egyptian Railway Authority said.
Egyptian president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said authorities have been told to investigate the circumstances of the tragedy and to “hold accountable anyone who proves their negligence”.
The crash occurred in al-Ayyat district, about 52 kilometers (32 miles) south of Cairo, between a train heading for the southwestern Fayoum province and another heading to the southern province of Aswan.
It was not immediately clear which had derailed.
Last September, a train driver and his assistant were injured after two freight trains collided in the same district.
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