Seven people were killed and 112 were injured in a collision between two passenger trains in the Al‑Ayyat area of Giza Governorate, south of Cairo, according to an updated casualty report released by the Egyptian Ministry of Health on Sunday. The incident occurred on the railway line heading toward southern Egypt, about 60 kilometres from Cairo, when one train struck the rear of another, causing several carriages to overturn onto adjacent farmland. Among the casualties was the conductor of one of the trains. The Ministry of Health reported that 45 of the injured have been discharged from hospitals after their conditions improved, while medical care continues for the remaining patients. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the circumstances of the crash and has ordered the formation of a specialised technical committee to examine the collision site, the damaged carriages, the rails and any potential shortcomings that may have contributed to the accident. In response to the incident, the Ministry of Transport deployed buses to shuttle passengers between the stations of Al‑Wasati and Al‑Ayyat, and between Al‑Manib and Al‑Ayyat, in both directions, until train services can be fully restored on the Cairo–Said El‑Aḥmed line. The Egyptian Railway Authority dispatched emergency teams and rescue vehicles to the crash site to lift the overturned carriages and clear debris, paving the way for the resumption of train operations.