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20 killed in traffic accident in Egypt’s Giza: media
CAIRO, March 6, 2021 (BSS/XINHUA) – 20 people were killed and five injured
when a microbus and a truck collided on Egypt’s El-Kureimat highway in Giza
Province near the capital Cairo, official Ahram Online reported on Saturday.
The truck’s tire exploded, leading it to crash into the microbus that was
travelling in the opposite direction, the state-run news website quoted a
Health Ministry official as saying.
The dead and the injured were evacuated in ambulances to nearby hospitals,
the official said.
According to a statement by the public prosecution, the truck driver was
arrested and investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the
accident.
A team from the prosecution office had inspected the scene of the
collision while another headed to the hospital to record the accounts of the
injured, Ahram Online reported.
Daily road accidents are common in Egypt because of poorly maintained road
infrastructure and loosely applied traffic regulations.
Over the past few years, Egypt has been upgrading its road network,
establishing new roads and bridges, and repairing existing ones to reduce
traffic accidents.
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