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Egypt reports seven deaths and 125 injuries after train collision
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Services resume after damaged carriages removed and track restored
Train services on Egypt’s Cairo–High Dam line have resumed after crews removed damaged carriages and restored the track following the November 8 collision near Al-Ayyat, the railway authority said in a statement reported on November 9. The authority apologized to passengers for delays affecting some journeys. The announcement confirms the line has reopened; it does not establish that every delayed service is running on schedule. The timestamp records Tafsela’s publication, rather than the exact time trains resumed.
السكة الحديد تعلن عودة التشغيل لطبيعته بعد رفع عربات حادث تصادم قطاري العياط
Health ministry reports casualties and hospital discharges
Seven people were killed and 125 injured when two passenger trains collided near Al-Ayyat, south of Cairo, on November 8, Daily News Egypt reported, citing Egypt’s health ministry. The railway authority said a Giza–Fayoum service struck the rear of a Cairo–Aswan train between Kafr Ammar and El Reqqa stations. That account describes the collision sequence; the authority did not establish its cause. By late Sunday, 71 injured people had been discharged, 11 transferred for further treatment and 43 remained under hospital observation. The timestamp records the report’s publication.
Seven Killed And 125 Injured As Two Trains Collide In Egypt’s Al-Ayyat