Two trains collide south of Cairo, killing four and injuring 88
The transport ministry says a train bound for Fayum struck the rear of an Aswan-bound service at Al Ayyat in Giza province, and one of the two derailed.
At least four people were killed and 88 injured when two trains collided at Al Ayyat, about 52km south of Cairo in Giza province, Egypt's health ministry said on Sunday.
The transport ministry said the train heading to Fayum province, southwest of the capital, struck the rear of a second train travelling to Aswan, the southern province. One of the trains derailed as a result of the impact. The ministry did not specify which of the two left the track.
The health ministry confirmed the toll of four dead and 88 injured. The wounded were taken to hospitals near the scene for treatment.
The Egyptian Railways Authority said emergency teams and cranes had been sent to Al Ayyat to clear the wreckage and restore rail traffic as quickly as possible.
President Abdelfatah al-Sisi said in a post on social media that he had ordered an immediate investigation to establish the causes of the accident and to ensure those responsible are held to account.
Earlier reports carried a lower injury figure. The National said at least 64 people had been injured and described the incident in its headline as a derailment. NDTV also reported 64 injured, under a headline about two trains colliding in Giza province that gave no death toll. Sky News reported four dead and almost 90 injured. Euronews, citing the health ministry, reported 88 injured alongside the four dead.
Al Ayyat has had a rail crash in the recent past. Last September a driver and his assistant were injured when two freight trains collided in the same district, according to Euronews.
The collision halted traffic on the line running south out of the capital, with the railways authority saying it was working to reopen it.
How the reports differ
Euronews carried the fullest account, naming Al Ayyat, the destinations of the two trains and a freight collision in the same district last September, details the other reports did not give, and it put the toll at four dead and 88 injured. Sky News described almost 90 injured. The National and NDTV both reported 64 injured, and The National's headline called the incident a derailment rather than a collision, while NDTV's headline gave no death toll at all.
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