Train collision near Cairo kills at least seven
Crime · First reported 8 Nov, 16:29 · Updated 17:01
Two trains collided in Egypt’s Giza province on Sunday, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 112, according to one report; another report gives a lower death toll of four. Rescue teams and ambulances responded at the scene.
- A train travelling from Giza toward Fayoum struck the rear of another train on the Cairo-to-Aswan route near al-Ayyat, Giza province.
- One report says at least seven people died and more than 112 were injured; a brief report says at least four died and more than 100 were injured.
- More than 70 ambulances took part in evacuation and transport operations, while rescue teams and cranes were sent to clear the wreckage.
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Key facts
- Location
- Al-Ayyat district, Giza province, on the outskirts of Cairo.
- Deaths reported
- At least seven in one report; at least four in another.
- Injuries reported
- More than 112 in the detailed report; more than 100 in the brief report.
- Emergency response
- More than 70 ambulances were involved in evacuations and transport, according to Al Jazeera.
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- An earlier Lux story reported four deaths and 88 injuries in the collision, noting that injury totals in reports ranged from 88 to nearly 100. [b8688467-29b7-42f0-8fc1-d1a1aa00bbd0]
- Another earlier Lux item described footage showing derailed carriages after the fatal train crash in Egypt. [206a6b99-6ab8-42e7-9f49-733fbae4c40d]
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