President orders prompt investigation after one train derails in collision in al-Ayyat about 30 miles from Cairo
At least seven people were killed and more than 100 others injured when two trains collided on Sunday south of Cairo, authorities have said.
The crash occurred in al-Ayyat district in Giza province, about 30 miles (50km) south of the capital, when a train travelling to the south-western Fayoum province crashed into the rear of a train heading to the southern province of Aswan, according to the transport ministry. It said one of the trains had derailed.
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