Egypt Train Disaster: Dozens Injured in Crash in Giza

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Seven people were killed and at least 112 injured in a train crash in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza Governorate, near Cairo. According to the Egyptian Ministry of Health, the death toll has risen to seven and the injured stand at 112. The trains were travelling on the Cairo–Aswan line when they collided, and carriages derailed and overturned.

The accident occurred in the village of Jirza, where the locomotive and carriages derailed. Rescue teams were dispatched to the site and evacuated the injured to hospitals, and dozens of ambulances were sent to the scene. At one point, special cranes were required to free people trapped under the carriages.

Train traffic on the Cairo–Aswan line was halted in both directions. The Egyptian Ministry of Transport is investigating the circumstances of the crash, and authorities raised the alert level at hospitals in the area to prepare for treating the casualties.