Egypt train crash kills seven and injures 125

Seven people were killed and at least 125 others injured when two trains collided Sunday south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the Chief Prosecutor's office said in a statement.

It also said the train's conductor was among those killed.

The Health Ministry said over 70 injured have been discharged after receiving required treatment.

Outside al-Wasta Central Hospital in Beni Suef province where some of the injured were taken for treatment, survivors said passengers were shocked and kept struggling to breathe because of the dust resulting from it.

Nearby villagers eventually got them out, they said.

Farha Gamal, a survivor who was inside the Fayyoum train, said she saw some of the passengers who appeared dead and others were struggling to find their way out of the carriage.

"There were other carriages that were completely mangled," she said in an interview.

The crash occurred in al-Ayyat district in Giza province, about 52 kilometers (32 miles) south of Cairo, when a train traveling to the southwestern Fayoum province crashed into the rear of a train heading to the southern province of Aswan, according to the Transportation Ministry.