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At least four people have been killed and 88 others injured after two passenger trains collided south of Cairo, Egypt.
According to authorities, one train was travelling between Giza and Fayoum when it crashed into the rear of another train operating on the Cairo-to-Aswan route.
The collision caused several carriages to derail in the al-Ayyat district of Giza province, approximately 32 miles south of the Egyptian capital.
Emergency services rushed to the scene following the incident. Those injured have been transported to nearby hospitals for medical treatment.
The Egyptian Railway Authority said emergency response teams and heavy cranes had been deployed to remove the wreckage and clear the damaged railway tracks. Efforts are also underway to restore normal train services as quickly as possible.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has ordered an urgent investigation into the crash. He has called for those found responsible to be held accountable.
The latest incident has raised further concerns about railway safety in the country. In September last year, a train driver and his assistant were injured when two freight trains collided in the same al-Ayyat district.
