Four K!lled, 88 !njured As Passenger Trains C0llide

Four Killed, 88 Injured As Passenger Trains Collide

….In Giza

According to the railway authority, train No. 134 struck the rear of train No. 2010 between Kafr Ammar and Al-Riqqa stations, causing several carriages to leave the tracks.

Four people have been killed and 88 others injured after a passenger train collided with another train, causing several carriages to derail and overturn in Egypt’s Giza Governorate on Sunday.

 

The accident occurred near Gerza village in the Al-Ayyat district, along the Cairo–Aswan agricultural road, according to Egypt’s Health Ministry.

The Egyptian National Railways said the accident involved train No. 134, travelling from Giza to Fayoum, and Cairo–Aswan train No. 2010, Anadolu Ajansi reports.

According to the railway authority, train No. 134 struck the rear of train No. 2010 between Kafr Ammar and Al-Riqqa stations, causing several carriages to leave the tracks.

The Health Ministry said 72 ambulances were deployed to the scene to evacuate the injured and provide emergency medical assistance.

Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar also directed medical facilities across Giza and neighbouring Beni Suef Governorate to raise their alert levels and ensure that the injured receive urgent treatment, Anadolu Agency reported.

The ministry said it was monitoring the condition of the injured passengers and extended condolences to the families of those killed.

SaharaReporters had earlier reported that at least 120 people were injured after four passenger train carriages derailed near Gerza village.

The earlier report, citing Gulf News, said 50 ambulances, civil defence teams and security personnel were initially deployed to the scene, while the injured were taken to nearby hospitals in Beni Suef.News subscription service

It also reported that Egyptian prosecutors had launched an investigation into the incident, ordering police inquiries and the questioning of witnesses and injured passengers.

The latest figures released by the Health Ministry put the death toll at four, with 88 people injured.

 

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