At least seven people have been killed and more than 125 injured after two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Giza province, south of Cairo, on Sunday.
The crash happened about 76 kilometres from the capital. Several carriages derailed after a train travelling from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of another service heading from Cairo to Aswan, according to the state railway authority.
Emergency teams were working to clear the wreckage and restore services along the Cairo-Upper Egypt railway line. Officials have not said when normal operations are expected to resume.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ordered an urgent investigation into the collision. He also called for anyone found responsible through negligence to be held accountable.
Egypt’s public prosecutor’s office confirmed that an investigation was under way to establish the technical reasons for the crash.
Authorities have yet to provide further details about what led to the collision.
The crash has renewed concerns about railway safety in Egypt, which operates one of the oldest and largest rail networks in the Middle East and North Africa.
Serious rail accidents have occurred regularly over the years, despite government efforts to improve safety and modernise ageing infrastructure. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been allocated to upgrade the network.
The country’s deadliest railway disaster occurred in 2002, when a fire swept through seven carriages of an overcrowded passenger train. More than 350 people were killed.
The latest collision adds to the pressure on Egyptian authorities to improve railway safety and prevent further loss of life.
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