In a statement, the authorities said that the bus struck the truck as it was changing tyres by the side of the road in Malawi, which is located in the Minya province approximately 220 kilometers (137 miles) south of Cairo.
Digital Desk: Authorities said that 33 people
were hurt and at least 22 people died in an automobile accident on Tuesday
close to the Minya province in southern Egypt.
According to a statement from the local
government in Minya, the accident happened early one morning when a passenger
bus collided with a stopped truck on a route connecting Cairo, the nation's
capital, and the south.
In a statement, the authorities said that the
bus struck the truck as it was changing tyres by the side of the road in
Malawi, which is located in the Minya province approximately 220 kilometers
(137 miles) south of Cairo.
When the injured needed to be sent to Minya
hospitals, ambulances sped to the scene.
Egypt, which has a dismal track record for
transportation safety, has thousands of fatal traffic accidents every year.
Speeding, poor road conditions or lax traffic enforcement are the main causes
of collisions.
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