Cairo: At least 27 people were killed and as many injured on Wednesday in two separate train and bus accidents in Egypt ahead of the country's busiest travel time of the year on the occasion of Eid al-Adha festival.
Five persons, mostly minors, were killed and 27 others injured today when a train derailed in Egypt's Giza area which is popular among tourists for Pyramids.
The train heading to the Upper Egyptian city of Aswan from here when its first three compartments went off the tracks at Ayat in Giza, killing five persons and injuring 27, most of them minors, Khaled Megahed, Ministry Of Health spokesperson said.
Around 20 ambulances rushed to the spot, Giza governor Kamal el-Dali said, adding that the cause of the accident was being probed.
Giza is home to the great Pyramids, one of the Wonders of the Ancient World.
The accident resulted in train services from Cairo getting affected.
In a separate incident in southwestern province of Wedi El-Gedid, at least 22 people were killed when a bus they were travelling in collided with a truck.
It was not immediately known as how many passengers were travelling in the bus.
The accidents come as Egypt prepares to celebrate Eid al-Adha which starts on Monday, with many Egyptians traveling to different cities to spend the holiday with their families and friends.
