At least seven people were killed and seven others injured after
a minibus collided with a heavy truck in northern Egypt’s Behaira
province, said a source from Egyptian ambulance authority, Trend reports citing
Xinhua.
The minibus hit the truck from behind when the minibus driver
changed his course from left to right in the same lane to take a
U-turn. There were 14 people on the minibus when the accident
occurred, said the source who required anonymity.
Ambulances were sent to the scene of the accident on the
Cairo-Alexandria road and the injured people were transferred to a
nearby hospital, he said.
In Egypt, traffic accidents are common and claim thousands of
lives every year. Most of the accidents are caused by speeding,
poor maintenance of roads, and lax enforcement of traffic laws.
Over the past few years, Egypt has been upgrading its road
network by building new roads and bridges and repairing old ones to
reduce traffic accidents.
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