60 Injured in Train Derailment in Egypt’s Giza Province

CAIRO, Nov 8:  At least 60 people were injured after a train derailed in Egypt’s Giza province on Sunday, according to a preliminary toll reported by state media.

The train derailed near the village of Gerza in the Al-Ayyat district, Al-Akhbar newspaper reported.

Emergency ambulances rushed to the scene and transported the injured to nearby hospitals for medical treatment.

Following the accident, Egypt’s railway authority dispatched maintenance and technical teams to the site to assess the damage, clear the derailed train wreckage and restore railway services.

Train operations in the area were heavily disrupted following the incident.

Security authorities have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances and cause of the derailment, the newspaper reported.

No further details about the condition of the injured passengers or the circumstances leading to the accident were immediately available.