A train derailed in Egypt causing serious injuries. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
[The News Channel Now] A train derailed in Egypt, killing at least 4 people and injuring 88 people. It was reported that the train driver died.
The accident site was located in the Giza district near the capital Cairo. The passenger train was originally supposed to go to Aswan in southern Egypt on the east bank of the Nile River, but an accident occurred midway. Local rescue forces arrived one by one with heavy machinery and carried out the injured and sent them to the hospital for treatment.
Local media reported that at least four cars of the train derailed, and some were lying in the agricultural area next to the tracks. Parts of a train were scattered on the ground, and several carriages were badly damaged. The doors have been damaged, twisted or even fallen. Some of the media also quoted the railway department as saying that the accident involved one train chasing another train.
Officials said they would thoroughly investigate the cause of the accident and hold those responsible accountable.