Egypt train crash kills four and injures 88

Cairo/Istanbul (ANTARA) — Four passengers were killed and 88 injured on Sunday (8 November) after several carriages of a passenger train derailed and overturned in Giza Governorate in northern Egypt, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Health.

The accident occurred near Gerza village in the Al-Ayyat district, along the Cairo–Aswan agricultural railway line.

The Ministry of Health said 72 ambulances were deployed to respond to the accident.

Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar ordered all health facilities in Giza Governorate and neighbouring Beni Suef Governorate to raise their state of readiness and provide emergency care to those injured.

The ministry said it was continuing to monitor the injured and offered its condolences to the families of those killed.

The National Egyptian Railways said train 134, travelling from Giza to Fayoum, struck the rear of train 2010 on the Cairo–Aswan route between Kafr Ammar and Al-Riqqa stations. The collision caused several carriages to derail.