Egypt train crash: Transport minister urged to resign after seven killed and 114 injured
The National · 9 Nov 2026

Egypt train crash: Transport minister urged to resign after seven killed and 114 injured

Calls for Egypt's Transport Minister Kamel El Wazir to resign were growing on Monday, as parties in the pro-government coalition, as well as a leading pro-state television host, echoed demands that he take responsibility for a train crash south of Cairo that killed seven people. A train travelling from Giza to Fayoum, on Sunday afternoon, smashed into the rear of another heading from Cairo to Aswan, which had stopped on the tracks near El Ayyat.


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