Egypt’s House of Representatives Transport and Communications Committee will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to examine the deadly collision between two passenger trains in Ayyat, Giza. Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir and relevant government officials have been invited to attend.
Wahid Qorqar, the committee’s chair, said on Monday that he had asked House Speaker Hisham Badawy to convene the urgent meeting. The request was approved, and invitations were sent to committee members, the minister and other officials, Qorqar said.
The committee is expected to discuss the circumstances of Sunday’s crash and the response to the incident. The collision took place on the Cairo–Aswan railway line near the village of El-Raqqa, between Kafr Ammar and El-Raqqa stations. Passenger train No. 134, a Tahya Misr service travelling from Giza to Fayoum, struck the rear of passenger train No. 2010, which was travelling from Cairo to Aswan.
Several carriages derailed in the collision. The Ministry of Health and Population reported seven deaths and 125 injuries, bringing the number of casualties taken to hospitals to 132.
Authorities also provided an update on the injured. Seventy-one people had been discharged after their condition improved, while 43 remained in hospital. A further 11 patients were transferred to hospitals in Beni Suef to continue receiving treatment.
The parliamentary meeting will bring the transport minister before lawmakers as investigations into the crash proceed. The committee’s summons follows the incident’s significant human toll and the disruption caused by the derailment. The information provided did not specify what measures the committee may consider or whether it will issue recommendations after hearing from the minister and officials.
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has ordered an urgent investigation into the collision and called for accountability for anyone found responsible. The Public Prosecution has begun examining the technical causes of the crash. The Administrative Prosecution is also investigating the incident.
The inquiries are expected to establish how the two trains came into contact and what circumstances led to the rear-end collision. No findings have yet been announced, and the stated investigations remain under way. The parliamentary committee’s meeting is separate from those inquiries, but will give lawmakers an opportunity to question government officials about the crash and the steps taken in response.
The crash involved two services travelling on the Cairo–Aswan railway line, although their stated destinations differed. Train No. 134 was a Tahya Misr service running from Giza to Fayoum, while train No. 2010 was travelling from Cairo to Aswan. The collision occurred near El-Raqqa village, between the Kafr Ammar and El-Raqqa stations, and left several carriages off the tracks.
The health ministry’s figures indicate that the majority of those taken to hospital had either been discharged or were continuing treatment in hospital or after transfer to Beni Suef. The ministry reported seven fatalities, 125 injuries and 132 total casualties received by hospitals. The reported breakdown accounted for 71 discharged patients, 43 still hospitalized and 11 transferred to Beni Suef hospitals.
Qorqar’s request for an emergency meeting was approved by the speaker, allowing the committee to convene on Tuesday rather than wait for a regular session. The invitations to El-Wazir and other relevant officials indicate that the meeting will include government representatives directly involved in transport matters, alongside members of the parliamentary committee.
The investigation process now involves both criminal and administrative authorities, while the parliament’s transport committee prepares to review the incident with the minister. The causes of the collision have not yet been determined publicly. President El-Sisi’s order calls for an urgent inquiry and accountability if responsibility is established; the Public Prosecution is examining technical factors, and the Administrative Prosecution has opened its own investigation.
The Tuesday meeting is expected to focus on the collision and the government’s handling of its aftermath. As inquiries continue, officials have not announced conclusions about why train No. 134 struck the rear of train No. 2010. The committee’s discussion will take place against the backdrop of seven deaths, 125 reported injuries and the derailment of several carriages.
