Train Driver Killed, Over 60 Injured After Derailment in Egypt’s Giza Province
15:15 08.11.2026 (Updated: 15:44 08.11.2026)
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Train Driver Killed, Over 60 Injured After Derailment in Egypt’s Giza Province
The train derailed in the El-Ayyat area on the Cairo-Aswan agricultural road near the Gerza interchange in Giza province, the Egyptian Railway Authority said.
What is known so far:
🟠The train driver has died from his injuries in the hospital, a medical source told Sputnik.
🟠At least 64 people were injured, with 52 ambulances deployed for rescue operations and transporting victims.
🟠The health ministry ordered all medical facilities in Giza and Beni Suef provinces to be placed on high alert.
🟠Emergency crews are treating the injured and clearing the wreckage while authorities investigate the cause of the crash.
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