Egypt Investigates Giza Train Collision After Seven Deaths and 125 Injuries
Egyptian health authorities reported seven deaths and 125 injuries after a collision involving passenger trains in Giza's El-Ayyat area on November 8.
CAIRO, EGYPT — Authorities in Egypt are investigating a passenger-train collision in Giza province that killed seven people and injured 125, according to updated Health Ministry figures reported on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
The incident occurred in the El-Ayyat area, south of Cairo, on a section of track between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa. Egyptian National Railways said a service travelling from Giza toward Fayoum struck the rear of a train operating between Cairo and Aswan.
Emergency services respond
The Health Ministry mobilised 72 ambulances and directed injured passengers to hospitals serving Giza and nearby Beni Suef. Health Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar ordered medical facilities to maintain emergency readiness while staff assessed and treated patients.
Initial casualty figures released on November 8 were lower. Subsequent updates raised the reported toll to seven deaths and 125 injuries. Investigators and medical authorities may revise those figures as further information becomes available.
Investigation under way
The Public Prosecution is involved in examining the collision. A definitive explanation of its cause had not been announced in the latest public information available for this report.
Questions about signalling, train operations, track conditions and the enforcement of safety procedures will need to be answered by the relevant authorities rather than inferred from early reports.
Rail services support travel, work and trade across Egypt. The findings could have important implications for confidence in transport safety, but the accident should not be assigned to individual misconduct without the results of the investigation.
Institutional sources: Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population and Egyptian National Railways. https://www.mohp.gov.eg/ ; https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/news/health-ministry-casualties-of-al-ayyat-train-crash-surged-to-4-fatalities-88-injuries/ . Later reported figures reflect the ministry's updated November 8 statement.
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