| Egypt - At least seven killed, over 100 injured, in train collision - 8 Nov 2026 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 17:52, 8th November 2026 |     |
From the BBC:
At least seven killed and more than 100 injured in Egypt train collision, health ministry says
Summary
At least seven people have died and dozens are injured after a train collision in al-Ayyat in Egypt's Giza governorate, the local health ministry says
A train driver is among those killed, the ministry adds - it's not yet clear what caused the collision
More than 70 ambulances have been deployed to the scene, officials say, with at least 112 people thought to have sustained injuries
Three hospitals are being used to treat the wounded, the health ministry says in its statement
Images show derailed train carriages with large crowds of people nearby, and Egyptian Red Crescent workers at the scene
This crash site has a long history of rail disasters, writes our reporter, including the country's deadliest when hundreds of people died in 2002 after a passenger train was engulfed in flames
Summary
At least seven people have died and dozens are injured after a train collision in al-Ayyat in Egypt's Giza governorate, the local health ministry says
A train driver is among those killed, the ministry adds - it's not yet clear what caused the collision
More than 70 ambulances have been deployed to the scene, officials say, with at least 112 people thought to have sustained injuries
Three hospitals are being used to treat the wounded, the health ministry says in its statement
Images show derailed train carriages with large crowds of people nearby, and Egyptian Red Crescent workers at the scene
This crash site has a long history of rail disasters, writes our reporter, including the country's deadliest when hundreds of people died in 2002 after a passenger train was engulfed in flames
