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Several passenger train cars derailed and overturned on Sunday near the Garza junction in the Ayyat area of Giza governorate in Egypt, with the Ministry of Health and Population putting the number of injured at 64 in a statement on X and Telegraph Egypt reporting about 140. The cause of the accident is not yet known.
A source told the newspaper, citing preliminary information, that four cars of train No. 134 left the tracks and that the driver died, a death not mentioned in the ministry’s statement.
The accident sparked panic among passengers. A report was filed, and the prosecution took over the investigation to determine the causes and circumstances of the accident.
Fifty ambulances, including vehicles from the governorates of Giza, Beni Suef and Fayoum, were dispatched to the scene to handle the aftermath and transport the injured.
The victims were taken to hospitals, where the injured received first aid and the necessary medical care.
The ministry said the injured were hurt in the derailment of several passenger train cars along the Cairo-Aswan agricultural road. Of the injured, 54 were taken to El-Wasta Hospital and 10 to El-Ayyat Hospital, according to the ministry.
It added that 52 ambulances took part in transport and evacuation operations, slightly more than the 50 reported earlier.
Health and Population Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar ordered all health facilities in Giza and Beni Suef governorates to be on heightened alert and instructed that the injured receive all necessary medical and emergency support.
The hospital administration raised the degree of readiness to the maximum level and summoned medical staff from various specialties to deal with the injured and conduct the necessary medical tests to determine the nature of the injuries and assess the health conditions of each injured person.
The concerned authorities continue to investigate the incident and determine the circumstances, including counting the number of injured and victims, while the full details of the incident are not yet clear.
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