Six people were killed and eight others injured on Tuesday when a minibus collided with a truck on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road. Police investigators said the minibus hit the lorry which tried to evade a speed bump at the 36th kilometer.
Police forces moved to the scene of the accident, while seven ambulances transported the dead and injured victims to Sheikh Zayed Hospital in 6th of October City. The truck driver was arrested and referred to prosecution.
In Monufiya, one person died and twelve others were injured after a speeding car turned over on the Cairo-Alexandria rural road.
Car accidents are among the leading causes of death in Egypt. In January 2011, a report by Egypt’s upper house, the Shura Council, said traffic accidents cost Egypt 1-1.5 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually, equal to LE12-LE18 billion annually.
Translated from Al-Masry Al-Youm
