Train accident in Egypt

In the statement made by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, it was stated that 54 of the 64 people injured in the accident on the Cairo-Aswan railway line were taken to Vasta Hospital and 10 were taken to Ayat Hospital.

In the statement, it was stated that after the accident, 52 ambulances were assigned to evacuate the injured and transport them to hospitals.

It was reported that Minister of Health Khalid Abdulgaffar closely followed the health services provided to the injured and ordered to increase the preparedness level in health institutions in Giza and Beni Suwayf provinces.

According to reports in the Egyptian press, some wagons of the air-conditioned passenger train number 2010 going from Cairo to Aswan derailed between Rayka and Kefr Ammar regions in the city of Ayat in Giza province.

The accident occurred when train number 134 coming from Fayum hit the derailed wagons from behind.

It was reported that the maintenance and engineering teams, with the cranes and heavy machinery dispatched to the scene, started working to remove the derailed wagons and place them back on the rails.

Due to the accident, train services on the Cairo-Aswan railway line were temporarily stopped in both directions.