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4 Killed, 88 Injured as Two Trains Collide Near CairoWorld
A Fayoum-bound train ran into the back of another train heading to Aswan in the al-Ayyat district, about 52 kilometres south of the Egyptian capital, leaving rescuers searching the wreckage for survivors.
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At least four people were killed and 88 others injured when two trains collided south of Cairo on Sunday, Egyptian authorities confirmed. The crash happened in the al-Ayyat district of Giza province, about 52 kilometres south of the capital, turning an ordinary Sunday journey into a scene of twisted metal and hurried rescue work.
According to Egypt’s Transport Ministry, a train travelling towards Fayoum province crashed into the rear of another train that was heading to Aswan. The force of the impact derailed carriages and left passengers trapped inside the wreckage as emergency teams rushed to the site.
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The Health Ministry said at least 30 ambulances were sent to the scene to carry the injured to nearby hospitals. Rescue efforts continued through the day, with emergency workers searching the damaged carriages for survivors while crowds gathered around the cordoned-off area.
Cause still under investigation
The cause of the crash is still under investigation. According to AFP, Egypt’s transport minister told parliament that early findings suggest a brake failure in one of the trains may have caused the accident, although officials stressed that the inquiry is not yet complete.
Egypt has a long and painful history of deadly train crashes. In 2021, two trains collided in the southern province of Sohag, killing 32 people and injuring 165. That disaster prompted public outrage and calls for reform across the country’s ageing railway network, which carries millions of passengers every year.
For passengers, the railway is a lifeline. Egypt’s trains move millions of people between cities and villages every day, and the network is among the oldest and busiest in the region. That scale makes safety failures especially costly — a single crash can affect hundreds of families at once.
Hospitals in Giza received the injured through the evening, with medical teams treating a range of injuries from broken bones to head wounds. Officials said the casualty figures could change as rescue teams finished searching the wreckage and hospitals completed their assessments.
Successive governments have promised to modernise signalling, renew tracks and replace old rolling stock, but accidents have continued to claim lives. For the families waiting outside hospitals in Giza on Sunday, the latest crash was another reminder of how far that modernisation still has to go.
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