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At least four people have been killed and 88 others injured after two passenger trains collided in Egypt, south of Cairo, on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
The collision caused several carriages to derail, leaving dozens of passengers injured, according to Egyptian authorities.
How the Train Collision Happened
Egypt's railway authority said a train travelling from Giza to Fayoum crashed into the rear of another service heading south from Cairo to the city of Aswan.
The Health Ministry confirmed that four passengers died in the accident, while 88 others were receiving treatment at hospitals across the Giza area.
State-owned media had earlier reported that 120 people were wounded, although the severity of their injuries was not immediately established.
President Orders Urgent Investigation
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he was following the accident with great concern and had directed authorities to conduct an urgent investigation into its cause.
He also ordered that anyone found to have been negligent should be held accountable.
Emergency crews deployed cranes to remove the wreckage, while authorities commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the collision.
Egypt's History of Deadly Train Accidents
The crash occurred in Giza's Al-Ayyat area, a location associated with some of Egypt's deadliest railway disasters.
In 2002, more than 370 people died after a fire swept through a train carrying holiday travellers south of Cairo. Several other train crashes in the area in 2009 also claimed dozens of lives.
Egypt's population of about 110 million depends heavily on its railway network, one of the largest in Africa. However, the system has experienced repeated deadly accidents over the years.
Although the government has invested billions of dollars in transport infrastructure over the past decade, including new highways and high-speed rail lines, much of the country's ageing railway network has yet to undergo a comprehensive overhaul.