Rear-End Impact in Giza Leaves 7 Dead and Over 100 Injured
Seven people died and 112 others sustained injuries when a passenger train crashed into the rear of another service south of Cairo in Egypt‘s Giza governorate on Sunday afternoon. Emergency response crews and local residents pulled victims from six overturned carriages in the Al Ayyat area after the Fayoum-bound service struck a stationary train heading to Aswan at approximately 1:30 pm.
Emergency Crews Deploy Heavy Cranes as Official Probe Opens
Hospitals across the Giza area admitted 112 patients suffering from limb and vertebral fractures, severe lacerations, and chest trauma following the collision. Medical teams discharged 45 patients by Sunday evening after treatment, while seven others were expected to be released later as heavy machinery cleared twisted wreckage off the tracks. President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi directed state authorities to conduct an urgent investigation into the crash to determine operational failures and hold negligent parties accountable.
The location of Sunday’s crash in Al Ayyat marks the same rail sector where a train fire killed more than 370 passengers in 2002.
