Several carriages derailed after two trains travelling in the same direction crashed outside the city of Giza.
It is yet unclear what caused the accident but Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said an investigation is underway and will "hold accountable anyone who proves their negligence".
The crash between two passenger trains was the latest in a history of deadly rail accidents in Egypt, despite billions spent modernizing the network.
<p>President orders prompt investigation after one train derails in collision in al-Ayyat about 30 miles from Cairo</p><p>Seven people were killed and more than 100 injured when two trains collided on Sunday south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, officials said.</p><p>The crash occurred in al-Ayyat district in Giza province, about 30 miles south of Cairo, when a train travelling to Fayoum province crashed into the rear of a train heading to the southern province of Aswan, according to the transport ministry.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/08/egypt-two-trains-deadly-collision">Continue reading...</a>
The accident occurred about 52 kilometres south of Cairo, when one train hit the rear of another and one derailed. Egyptian President Abdelfatah al-Sisi has ordered an investigation to determine the causes and responsibility.
At least seven people have died and more than 100 have been left injured in a major train crash south of Cairo, according to the Egyptian Chief Prosecutor’s office.
<img alt="A person stands near a derailed train." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/c91cc3b2-b41f-4462-bec3-d936c0baa857,1794162876194/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C383%2C6000%2C3375%29%3B" title="A person stands at the site of a deadly collision between two passenger trains near Al-Ayyat village in Giza Governorate, south of Cairo, Egypt, November 8, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY" width="620" /><p>The crash occurred in the al-Ayyat district in Giza province, about 52 kilometers south of Cairo. A train travelling to the southwestern Fayoum province crashed into the rear of a train heading to the southern province of Aswan, according to the Transportation Ministry.</p>
President al-Sisi orders investigation into crash, vowing to hold those responsible to account
Bij een treinongeluk in Egypte zijn zeker vier mensen omgekomen en 88 mensen gewond geraakt. Bij een botsing tussen twee treinen ontspoorden meerdere wagons. Een van de slachtoffers is een machinist.
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<p>Bij een treinongeluk in Egypte zijn minstens zeven doden en 112 gewonden gevallen, melden de autoriteiten van het land. Het ongeluk gebeurde nabij Al Ayyat in het gouvernement<strong> </strong>Gizeh, zo'n 50 kilometer ten zuiden van de hoofdstad Caïro. Onder andere de machinist van een van de treinen kwam om bij de botsing, meldt het transportministerie</p> <p>Volgens het ministerie botste een trein richting Fayoum op de achterkant van een trein die vanuit Caïro naar Aswan onderweg was. Daarop ontspoorden meerdere rijtuigen.</p> <p><em>Op deze beelden is de ravage van het ongeluk goed te zien:</em></p> <p>72 ambulances zijn ingezet om 88 gewonden naar ziekenhuizen te brengen voor behandeling. Ook het Rode Kruis is aanwezig om slachtoffers te helpen. </p> <p>Op beelden is te zien dat rijtuigen langs het spoor liggen, met daaromheen mensen. Het is onduidelijk of dat passagiers van de treinen zijn.</p> <h2>President Sisi kondigt onderzoek aan</h2> <p>President Sisi zegt dat hij de ontwikkelingen rond het treinongeluk nauwlettend volgt en de autoriteiten heeft opgedragen onderzoek te doen naar het incident. "Iedereen die bewezen nalatig is geweest, wordt ter verantwoording geroepen", <a href="https://x.com/AlsisiOfficial/status/2119432349255397887?s=20">schrijft hij op X</a>.</p> <p>Ook zegt hij mee te leven met de families van de slachtoffers. "Ik betuig mijn oprechte medeleven aan de families van de overledenen en mijn oprechte wensen voor herstel aan de gewonden", aldus Sisi.</p> <p>In augustus vorig jaar kwamen ministens drie mensen om het leven en raakten bijna 100 mensen gewond toen zeven wagons van een trein ontspoorden. Dat gebeurde ook in de buurt van hoofdstad Caïro. Het land kampt met een <a href="https://nos.nl/artikel/2580539-trein-ontspoord-in-egypte-zeker-3-doden-en-bijna-100-gewonden">verouderd spoorwegnet</a>, en het gebrekkige onderhoud daaraan leidt tot gevaarlijke situaties. </p>
The passenger train was travelling from Egypt's capital to Aswan in the south when it derailed, overturning carriages.
Seven killed, 112 injured in train collision in Egypt
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112 others were injured
The accident occurred on the morning of November 8 when a train traveling from Giza to Fayoum rammed the rear of a train traveling from Cairo to Aswan, near the town of El-Ayyat
At least 50 ambulances were sent to the site, Masrawy news portal reported
Two trains collided south of the Egyptian capital on Sunday, derailing several carriages, killing seven people and injuring more than 100 others, according to the authorities. 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 said 112 people were injured and were now being treated in hospitals around the Giza area. The ministry said the injuries ranged from bruises and...
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Authorities said they had launched an investigation into the cause of the crash, which occurred in Giza's Al-Ayyat area, the site of Egypt's worst-ever rail disaster
The collision on the edge of Cairo killed at least seven people and injured more than 110.
<p>Seven people died and 112 were injured when two passenger trains collided in Giza province on 8 November 2026, officials say. The cause is not yet known.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.riotimesonline.com/egypt-train-collision-giza-al-ayat-2026/">Egypt Train Crash Kills 7, Injures 112</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.riotimesonline.com">The Rio Times</a>.</p>
Four people are dead and dozens injured after two trains collided south of Cairo on Sunday. Egypt’s railway authority said a train traveling to Giza from Fayoum crashed into the rear of another service heading south from Cairo to Aswan.