Speeding minibus smashed into parked lorry killing ‘at least’ 15 in …
A speeding minibus smashed[1] into the side of a parked lorry, reportedly killing “at least” 15 people.
The horror smash[2] took place on a desert road in southern Egypt today, authorities said.
It happened on the eastern bank of the Nile River, near the town of al-Saff, 34 miles south of Cairo, Egypt’s[3] interior ministry said.
Alongside the multiple dead, two women were said to have been injured and taken to hospital.
The ministry released a statement saying the minibus was speeding when the crash happened.
The lorry driver, who survived the accident, was detained for questioning.
An investigation is now underway to determine the cause of the accident[4].
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Fatal traffic accidents are frequent in Egypt.
In May, a passenger bus hit a slow-moving lorry on a road in southwestern Egypt, killing 17 people.
In February, six people were killed when a pickup lorry and a minibus crashed near the eastern city of Ismailia.
Accidents are often the result of badly maintained roads, poor enforcement of traffic laws and reckless driving, and kill thousands of people every year.