Eight people were killed and 12 others were injured in an accident in New Valley on the Dakhla-Kharga highway.
Officials said a minibus coming from Cairo overturned because of high speed near the village of Tnaida.
Ambulances headed to the scene of the accident. The injured were taken to Dakhla Central Hospital and the bodies of the deceased were transferred to the morgue.
The case remains under investigation.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm