Four people were killed and 88 injured in  the Sunday derailment of several passenger train cars on the Cairo-Aswan agricultural road near a junction in Giza.

According to the Ministry of Health, 72 ambulances dispatched to the scene evacuated 88 injured passengers—transferring 49 to El-Wasta Hospital, 29 to El-Ayyat Hospital, and 10 to Atfih Hospital.

Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar raised the alertness status across all healthcare facilities in Giza and Beni Suef governorates.

Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly expressed deep condolences to the victims’ families, directing cabinet authorities to provide full medical and social support to those affected.

In response to the incident, Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) Chairman Islam Azzam instructed the Railway and Metro Accident Insurance Pool to expedite compensation disbursements.

He exceptionally increased payouts for cases of death and permanent total disability from EGP 30,000 to EGP 50,000—a 66.7 percent increase—while directing immediate coverage for other injuries based on official medical reports.

Meanwhile, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi offered good condolences to the families of the victims and ordered an urgent investigation into the accident, directing authorities to hold anyone found responsible accountable.