Six persons were killed and 29 injured on Thursday in a collision between 3 parked microbuses and a public bus on Shebin Al-Qanater-Qaliub road, medical sources reported on Thursday evening.
The collision occurred at Ramada village as a result of high speed. The public bus was going at high speed when it collided with the three microbuses.
The injured were transferred to Qaliub General Hospital. The prosecution ordered the burial of the dead and the notification of their relatives.
The undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, Nassif Hefnawy, said he gave instructions for full care provision for the injured, including having all the different blood types at hand in case any of them required surgery.
Due to the large number of injuries, Hefnawy asked the medical staff on vacation to return on duty, especially the bone fractures specialists.
Residents, meanwhile, complained of recurrent collisions on the same road, due to its narrowness in some parts like the area at Ramada village, where microbuses usually park to await passengers.
They also complained about the high speed of the vehicles and the lack of traffic police surveillance on the road.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
