AL AYYAT: Two trains collided south of the Egyptian capital on Sunday, derailing several carriages, killing seven and injuring around112,authorities said.
A train travelling from Giza to Fayoum crashed into the rear of another service, heading south from Cairo to Aswan, the Egyptian railway authority said.
Authorities said they had launched an investigation into the cause of the crash, which occurred in Giza’s Al-Ayyat area.
The health ministry said 112 people were injured and were now being treated in hospitals around the Giza area. Of them, 45 people had been discharged after receiving treatment, while seven others were expected tobe releasedlater.
President Abdel Fattah alSisi said he was following theaccident ‘with great concern’, and had directed authorities to conduct anurgent investigation to ‘hold accountable anyone found to have been negligent’.Emergency crews used cranes to remove the wreckage as several carriages lay ontheir side. One end of a train had crumpled into a mangle of steel, while the end of the other, sliced open in the impact, had toppled off the tracks into an adjacent farm.
Pakistan extends condolences Deputy Prime Minister Senator Ishaq Dar said he was deeply saddened by the tragic accident.
In a post on X, he said, ‘I extend my heartfelt condolences to the government and brotherly people of Egypt, particularly the families who have lost their loved ones.
‘Our thoughts and prayers are with those injured, and we wish them a swift and full recovery.
Pakist an stands in solidarity with Egypt and its people during this difficult time, he added. -Agencies