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A collision between two passenger trains in Egypt has killed at least four people and injured 88, authorities said.
The disaster occurred 76 km south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The train, traveling from Giza to Fayoum, crashed into the Cairo-Aswan train from behind, the Egyptian railway authority said.
Rescuers continue to dismantle the wreckage of crumpled and derailed carriages.
Egypt's Ministry of Health told reporters that 72 ambulances arrived at the scene of the disaster. The victims were taken to three different hospitals.
According to the Ministry of Health, the driver of the second train was among those killed in the collision.
The causes of the disaster have not yet been established. Egyptian President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi issued a statement via Facebook, saying that he had ordered an urgent investigation into the circumstances of the tragedy.
According to the Egyptian newspaper Youm7, the country's Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly expressed condolences to the families of the victims and promised that they would be supported; he also wished the victims a speedy recovery.
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