The site of a passenger train collision and derailment in Egypt's Giza province. (Image: X)
\n\nAt least four people were killed and over 100 others injured after a passenger train collided with another train and derailed in Egypt's Giza province on Sunday, according to local media reports. The accident occurred in the Al-Ayyat district, around 52 km south of Cairo, triggering a massive emergency response.
\n\nThe collision took place when a train travelling from Giza to Fayoum rammed into the rear of another passenger train operating on the Cairo-Aswan route, Egyptian railway authorities said.
\n\nThe accident occurred between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa railway stations, near the village of Gerza. The impact caused several carriages to leave the tracks, with four passenger carriages reported to have derailed.
\n\nEgypt's Health Ministry initially confirmed that 64 people had been injured in the accident. However, subsequent local media reports put the number of injured at 88, with four fatalities. Some local media reports had cited an higher injury toll of 120.
\n\nEmergency services, civil defence teams and security personnel were rushed to the accident site. Around 50 ambulances were deployed to transport the injured to nearby hospitals, while medical facilities in Giza and neighbouring…
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