Egypt: investigation ordered into fatal train collision in Giza
The presidency confirms deaths and injuries and an order for a prompt investigation. The cause and final casualty toll remain unresolved.
Two passenger trains collided on Sunday, 8 November 2026, in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza, south of Cairo, causing deaths and injuries. The Egyptian presidency confirms loss of life and announced that Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered a prompt investigation.
The collision and investigation
According to Reuters, citing the state railway authority, a train travelling from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of a Cairo–Aswan train, derailing carriages. ERT confirms the accident through its Cairo correspondent.
The presidency says instructions were issued to provide necessary medical care, investigate the circumstances promptly and hold anyone whose negligence is established accountable. An investigation order is not a finding on the cause or an attribution of specific responsibility.
What remains unresolved
Casualty counts remain provisional and published reports differ. No figure is presented here as final. This coverage has not established that rail services have been fully restored.
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