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Egyptian authorities say a speeding minibus hit a parked pickup truck in southern Egypt, killing at least 15 people
This is a location map for Egypt with its capital in Cairo. (AP photo)
The associated press
CAIRO — A speeding minibus collided with a pickup truck parked on the side of a desert road in southern Egypt on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people, authorities said.
The fatal accident occurred on the east bank of the River Nile near the town of al-Saff, about 55 kilometers south of the capital Cairo, Egypt’s interior ministry said. Two women were also injured in the accident and were later taken to hospital, it said.
The minibus was speeding when the accident happened and the pickup truck driver, who survived the accident, was detained for questioning, the ministry statement said. An investigation is underway to determine the causes and circumstances of the accident, it added.
Fatal traffic accidents regularly occur in the North African country. In May, a passenger bus collided with a slow-moving truck on a highway in southwest Egypt, killing 17 people. In February, six people were killed when a pickup truck and a minibus collided near the eastern city of Ismailia in Egypt.
Accidents are often the result of poorly maintained roads, poor enforcement of traffic laws and reckless driving and kill thousands of people each year.
