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Four Killed and 88 Injured in Train Collision Near Giza

By AFP

Two trains collided south of Cairo on Sunday, November 8, 2026, derailing several carriages. Egypt’s railway authority said a train traveling from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of another service heading south from Cairo to Aswan. The Health Ministry reported four passengers were killed and 88 others are receiving treatment for injuries in hospitals around Giza. State‑owned media earlier reported 120 people were wounded, without specifying the severity of their injuries. President Abdel Fattah al‑Sisi expressed great concern and ordered an urgent investigation to hold anyone found negligent accountable. Emergency crews used cranes to clear the wreckage. The crash occurred in Giza’s Al‑Ayyat area, the site of Egypt’s worst rail disaster. In 2002, a fire on a train south of Cairo killed more than 370 people, and in 2009 multiple crashes in the area killed dozens. Egypt’s 110 million people rely heavily on rail transport, yet the network—one of Africa’s largest—has experienced repeated deadly accidents. Over the past decade, the country has invested billions of dollars in new highways and high‑speed rail lines but has not yet overhauled much of its aging rail network.