Madar (International) - At least seven people were killed and more than 125 injured on Sunday, November 8, 2026, when two trains collided in al-Ayyat, Giza province, on the outskirts of Cairo, according to Egypt's Health Ministry, Al Jazeera English reported, citing AFP and AP.
A train travelling between Giza and Fayoum ran into the back of a train on the Cairo-Aswan line, and the Aswan-bound train derailed onto a countryside road. One witness said the Aswan-bound train had stopped before the collision, while another said six carriages overturned at around 1:30 pm.
Egyptian National Railways sent rescue teams and cranes to clear the wreckage and restore services. Authorities said more than 70 ambulances took part in transport and evacuation operations, and the injured were taken to nearby hospitals.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said he was following the accident "with great concern" and ordered an urgent investigation to "hold accountable anyone found to have been negligent". Authorities have not yet announced the cause of the crash.
Al-Ayyat was the site of Egypt's worst rail disaster, a 2002 train fire that killed more than 370 people, and several crashes there killed dozens in 2009. Many of Egypt's roughly 110 million people rely on rail, while much of the passenger fleet remains dated despite billions invested in highways and high-speed rail.
