Egypt train collision: Several injured as train derails after hitting another train

At least 64 people were injured after a passenger train derailed following a collision with another train in Egypt's Giza province on Sunday, news agency AP reported citing authorities.

The accident took place in the Al-Ayyat district, on the outskirts of Cairo, when a train travelling from Giza to Fayoum rammed into the rear of another train running from Cairo to Aswan, according to Egyptian authorities. The collision caused the train to derail.

The health ministry confirmed that 64 people were injured, but there was no immediate information on whether the accident had resulted in any deaths. The injured were shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment, while emergency response teams and cranes were deployed to remove the wreckage.

The Egyptian railway authority said efforts were underway to clear the site and restore train services to their normal schedule as soon as possible. The same district had witnessed another train accident in September last year, when two freight trains collided, leaving the driver and his assistant injured.