At least 14 killed, 25 injured in bus-truck collision on Egypt highway: Reports

At least 14 people were killed and 25 others were injured aftera bus collided with a heavy transport truck on a desert highway in southwestern Egypt on Wednesday (May 3), said areport by news agency Reuters,citingmedical and security sources. The incident occurred on the Assuit-Kharga highway, around 400 kilometres away from the capital city of Cairo.

The state news agencyMENA quoted New Valley governor Mohamed el-Zamlout as saying that 17ambulances were dispatched to the scene and those injured were taken to the hospital. Reportedly, the incident took placein New Valley province which shares a long border with neighbouring Libya.

Egypt witnessed over 7,000 deaths in 2021 due toroad accidents which reports have attributed to reckless driving,lax traffic rules and poorroad infrastructure.

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