Train derailment near Cairo injures over 60

A train derailed near Al-Ayyat, south of Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday, injuring dozens. Rescue services responded and train service on the Cairo–Aswan line was suspended. The cause is under investigation.

A serious train accident occurred today (Sunday) in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza Governorate in Egypt, after several cars derailed on the railway line connecting Cairo and Aswan. According to initial reports, more than 60 people were injured in the accident, and 15 ambulances were dispatched to the scene to provide medical treatment and evacuate the injured to hospitals. Following the accident, train traffic was halted in both directions on the Cairo–Aswan line, near the Araqa station. The circumstances of the accident have not yet been clarified, and Egyptian authorities are examining the causes of the derailment.