Egypt: 19 people, including children, killed in highway accident

Published February 8th, 2004 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A bus and truck collided on Sunday on a highway in southern Egypt, some 190 kilometers south of Cairo, killing 19 people, including five children under the age of seven. Four others were wounded in the accident, according to security officials. 

 

According to Reuters, the bus driver was among the dead while the truck driver was wounded. All the dead were travelling on the bus, the officials added. (Albawaba.com)

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