Two-train collision in Egypt kills 7, injures 112

Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population announced that a collision between two trains on the Cairo-Aswan line resulted in the deaths of 7 people and injuries to 112 others.

The Egyptian National Railways Authority reported that train number 134, traveling from Giza to Fayoum, struck the rear car of train number 2010, which was heading from Cairo to Aswan.

The Health Ministry distributed the injured across three hospitals: 72 at Wastta Hospital, 33 at Aiat Hospital, and the remainder at Atiaf Hospital. The ministry reported that 45 injured persons were discharged after receiving treatment.

Authorities deployed 72 ambulances to transport the victims, while the Health Ministry raised alert levels at hospitals in Giza and Beni Suef governorates. Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced he was personally overseeing operations.

Authorities halted train traffic on the line in both directions following the accident, as heavy lifting equipment was deployed to return the derailed cars to the tracks.