Egypt.. Al-Sisi comments on the two train collision accident in Giza

On Sunday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi expressed his sincere condolences to the families of the victims of a two-train collision accident in Giza Governorate, directing state agencies to provide the necessary medical care for the injured, quickly investigate the circumstances of the accident, and hold accountable anyone proven to be negligent. Al-Sisi said, in a blog post on his official social media accounts: “I am following with great interest the repercussions of the two train accidents, and I express my sincere condolences to the families of the deceased, and my sincerest wishes for recovery for the injured.”

The Egyptian President added that he directed state agencies to provide the necessary medical care for the injured, quickly investigate the circumstances of the accident, and hold accountable anyone proven to be negligent. On Sunday, 7 people were killed and 112 others were injured as a result of a two-train collision in Giza Governorate, while the authorities sent 72 ambulances, emergency teams and cranes to the accident site, after a number of passenger cars overturned.

The Egyptian Ministry of Health said, in a statement, that the injured were transferred to 3 hospitals, 72 to Al-Wasta Hospital, 33 to Al-Ayyat Hospital, and 7 to Atfih Central Hospital, while 3 bodies were transferred to Al-Wasta Hospital, and 4 to Atfih Hospital. For its part, the Egyptian National Railway Authority explained that the collision occurred between train No. 134, “Long Live Egypt,” heading from Giza to Fayoum, and the rear of train No. 2010, heading from Cairo to Aswan, in the area between the Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations in Giza Governorate.