Two trains collide south of Cairo, killing at least four and injuring 88

At least four people were killed and 88 more were hurt on Sunday when two trains collided in Al Ayyat, a district in Giza province roughly 52 kilometres south of Cairo, according to Egypt's Ministry of Health. The injured were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment.

The Ministry of Transport said a train bound for Fayum province in the southwest struck the rear of another train heading to Aswan in the south. The impact knocked one of the trains off the tracks, though officials did not say which one.

President Abdelfatah al Sisi said in a social media post that he ordered an immediate investigation to pin down the cause of the crash and to hold those responsible to account.

The Egyptian Railways Authority said emergency teams and cranes were dispatched to the site to clear the wreckage and get rail traffic moving again as fast as possible.

The same district has seen trouble before: last September, a driver and his assistant were injured when two freight trains collided in Al Ayyat, per euronews.com.