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Train Collision in Egypt’s Giza Province Kills 4 and Injures 88, Health Ministry Says

Two passenger trains collided some 76 km (47 miles) south of Cairo on Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring 88, Egypt’s health ministry said. The state railway authority said ⁠a train traveling ⁠from Giza to Fayoum hit the back of another heading from Cairo to Aswan, derailing ⁠several carriages. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered a swift investigation and said anyone found negligent should be held accountable, according to a separate statement.

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