Saudi Arabia Offers Condolences, Solidarity to Egypt After Deadly Train Collision in Giza

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed its deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to the families of the victims following a fatal train collision near Cairo on Sunday. The Kingdom affirmed its solidarity with the Egyptian government and people in the wake of the tragedy and wished a speedy recovery for the injured, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

At least seven people were killed and 112 injured when a train traveling from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of another train heading from Cairo to Aswan in the El-Ayyat area of Giza Governorate, approximately 60 kilometers south of the capital. Egypt’s railway authority reported that the impact caused several carriages to derail and overturn onto adjacent agricultural land.

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