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Seven dead and more than 100 injured after trains collide in Egypt

Several carriages derailed after two trains travelling in the same direction crashed outside the city of Giza.

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The accident occurred about 52 kilometres south of Cairo, when one train hit the rear of another and one derailed. Egyptian President Abdelfatah al-Sisi has ordered an investigation to determine the causes and responsibility.

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Seven dead and more than 100 injured after trains collide in EgyptBBC News – World
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Seven dead and more than 100 injured after trains collide in Egypt

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At least seven dead, more than 100 injured as two trains collide south of Cairo

The accident occurred about 52 kilometres south of Cairo, when one train hit the rear of another and one derailed. Egyptian President Abdelfatah al-Sisi has ordered an investigation to determine the causes and responsibility.

Seven dead and 114 injured in train crash near CairoSky News – World
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Seven dead and 114 injured in train crash near Cairo

At least seven people have died and more than 100 have been left injured in a major train crash south of Cairo, according to the Egyptian Chief Prosecutor’s office.

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