ALBAWABA A passenger bus has slammed into a slowly moving truck on a highway in southwestern Egypt, killing at least 14 people and injuring 25, Egyptian media reported.
The Egyptian authorities decided to halt the movement of heavy transport vehicles on the Dakhla/Kharja/Assiut road, from 8 pm to 7 am, from Thursday, following the horrific incident in the governorate.
مصر: وفاة 14 شخصا وإصابة 25 آخرين في حادث تصادم بين حافلة وشاحنة https://t.co/R9JPPEDYZf pic.twitter.com/BwfSfoirM5
— Tuniscope (@TUNISCOPEcom) May 4, 2023
The statement did not elaborate what caused the crash.
According to Mohamed el-Zamlout, the governor of the New Valley province, the accident happened late on Wednesday.
He stated in a statement that 25 more people had been hurt.
حادث سير مروع في #مصر
— السلام نيوز (@AlSlamNews) May 4, 2023
- مصرع 14 شخصاً وإصابة 27 آخرين pic.twitter.com/JUZGYxmVB8
Deadly traffic accidents claim thousands of lives every year in Egypt, which has a poor transportation safety record.
The collisions are mostly caused by speeding, bad roads or poor enforcement of traffic laws.
