In Egypt, a collision of two trains leaves at least seven dead and around a hundred injured

A provisional and already heavy assessment. Two trains collided on Sunday, November 8, south of Cairo, Egypt, causing the derailment of several cars and leaving at least seven dead and more than a hundred injured, Egyptian authorities announced.

A train traveling from Giza to Fayoum collided with the rear of another train traveling south from Cairo to Aswan, railway authorities said. All of these sites are important tourist destinations.

The accident occurred near Al-Ayyat, about fifty kilometers south of Cairo. According to the Ministry of Health, the accident killed 7 passengers and 112 people are currently being treated for injuries in hospitals in Giza governorate, a large city on the outskirts of Cairo.

At the site of the collision, several cars, some of which were reduced to hulks, were overturned on their sides, AFP journalists noted. One end of the train was reduced to a pile of scrap metal, while the end of the other, torn apart by the impact, toppled off the tracks into a nearby farm.

Emergency workers and bystanders were seen carrying a victim in a black body bag. Cranes and heavy machinery were brought in to right the cars, while ambulances transported the injured to nearby hospitals. Witnesses described chaotic rescue operations after the collision, as villagers, first responders and railway workers rushed to reach passengers trapped inside the overturned cars.