A Giza-to-Fayoum passenger train crashed into the rear of a stationary Cairo-to-Aswan service in Al-Ayyat, derailing several carriages.

Published 9 Nov 2026, 10:19 GMT

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Derailed train carriages beside the tracks in Egypt — The scene of the train collision in Egypt

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At least seven people have been killed and more than 100 injured after two passenger trains collided south of the Egyptian city of Giza, causing several carriages to derail down an embankment.

Egyptian National Railways said a train travelling from Giza to Fayoum crashed into the rear of a Cairo-to-Aswan service that was stationary on the tracks between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations in Al-Ayyat.

President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said he had ordered state authorities to "investigate the circumstances of the accident, and hold accountable anyone found to have been negligent", as the public prosecutor's office warned the death toll could rise.

Health Minister Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said nearby hospitals were placed "on heightened alert" to treat passengers with head injuries and broken bones, and confirmed that one of the train drivers died in the crash.

The Egyptian Red Crescent deployed teams to provide emergency relief and psychological support as bystanders and rescuers searched overturned carriages, at least one of which had split in two.

Trains between Giza and Upper Egypt were suspended while cranes cleared the tracks, prompting calls on Sunday, November 8, for Egypt's transport minister to resign.

Al-Ayyat is close to the site of Egypt's worst rail disaster in February 2002, when a train fire officially killed more than 370 people, followed by two other deadly collisions in the area in 2009.

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Egypt train collision kills seven, injures more than 100 near Giza

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