At least seven people were killed and 112 injured after a passenger train derailed in the Giza governorate in Egypt, the Ministry of Health announced on Sunday.
The Egyptian National Railways reported that a train traveling from Giza to Fayoum collided with the rear of a second train traveling from Cairo to Aswan.
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The collision occurred between the stations of Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa, according to the relevant railway authority.
Several cars derailed during the collision, injuring dozens of passengers, who were taken to the hospital for medical treatment.
Railway accidents are not uncommon in Egypt. The main causes are human error at level crossings and signal malfunctions.
In the wider area where today’s accident occurred, there have been at least four fatal accidents since 2000.
The most tragic was the one on February 20, 2002, when a fire broke out on a train traveling from Cairo to Aswan. The train continued traveling for about 9 kilometers with the fire raging in the cars, resulting in the deaths of more than 350 people, although there are differing accounts of the final death toll.
On October 24, 2009, a collision between two trains and the derailment of four cars killed 30 people and injured another 58.
Another accident occurred in January 2016, and in September of that same year, a train derailed, resulting in the deaths of five people and injuries to 27 others.
Source: Proto Thema
