Egypt train collision in Giza

Prosecutors' preliminary account says the Cairo-to-Aswan train was stationary on the track when it was struck, according to Il Sole 24 Ore.

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Egypt's chief prosecutor's office says its investigators have arrived at the Al-Ayyat crash site, the Irish Examiner reports.

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Egypt's state railway authority says one train was travelling at about 100 km/h when it struck the rear of another, according to Reuters.

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Egypt's Health Ministry says at least seven people are dead and 112 injured in the Giza train collision.

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Egypt's Health Ministry says 72 ambulances reached the crash site, and the injured were taken to three hospitals.

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Egypt's Health Ministry says one of the train drivers is among the dead in the Giza collision.

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Several carriages derailed when a Giza-to-Fayoum train hit the rear of a Cairo-to-Aswan train, Egyptian railway authorities say.

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Egypt's president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi orders an investigation and says anyone found negligent will be held accountable, according to the Independent.

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At least 4 people are dead and 88 injured after two passenger trains collided in Giza's Al-Ayyat district, according to Egyptian authorities.

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