• 22 killed, 33 injured in car crash in Southern Egypt

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    22 killed, 33 injured in car crash in Southern Egypt

    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.

    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">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.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">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.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">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.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">When the injured needed to be sent to Minya
    hospitals, ambulances sped to the scene.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">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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