Four dead and 88 injured in a train overturn in Egypt
The Egyptian National Railway Authority announces that a train heading to Fayoum collided with the rear of a train heading to Aswan, stopping train movement.
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64 people were injured after two trains collided in the Al-Ayat area in the Egyptian Giza Governorate, where a train heading to Fayoum collided with another heading to Aswan, which led to the cessation of train movement between Giza and Upper Egypt.
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Why It Matters
The accident occurred in the area between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations in Al-Ayat as a result of two trains colliding.
Carriages of a train overturned in Al-Ayat in the Egyptian Giza Governorate, injuring a number of passengers, and they are being transferred to the hospital to receive the necessary treatment.
The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced that 64 people were infected, 54 of whom were transferred to Al-Wasta Hospital, and 10 to Al-Ayyat Hospital. 52 ambulances participated in the transportation and evacuation operations.
Train traffic between Giza and Upper Egypt was halted in both directions following the accident.
The Egyptian National Railway Authority announced that the accident occurred after a train heading from Giza to Fayoum collided with the rear of a train heading from Cairo to Aswan, in the area between the Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations in Al-Ayat.
The authority said in a statement that the accident resulted in the injury of a number of passengers, and the injured were transferred to the hospital to receive the necessary medical care.
The authority sent emergency teams and cranes to the scene of the incident to remove the effects of the accident and move the rest of the cars, and to quickly restore the movement of trains and their regularity on the Cairo - High Dam line in both directions.
The Egyptian National Railway Authority confirmed the intensification of efforts to quickly implement the work to remove the effects of the accident, which contributes to restoring the regularity of operating traffic according to its normal rates as quickly as possible.
The Ministry of Health said in a statement: “The Minister of Health and Population, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, is closely following the health repercussions of the overturning accident of a number of passenger train cars, which occurred on the Cairo-Aswan agricultural road in front of the Gerza Junctions in Giza Governorate.”
The Minister directed to raise the level of preparedness in all health facilities in Giza and Beni Suef governorates, and to provide all necessary forms of medical and emergency support to the injured.
Open Questions
- What are the exact technical reasons for the collision?
- When will train traffic be fully resumed?
