Bus accident in Egypt causes 10 deaths

An accident involving a bus in Egypt resulted in ten deaths and 24 injuries. According to Egyptian authorities, the incident occurred on Saturday, October 31, following a collision between a minibus and a truck on a highway west of Cairo.

Location of the crash

The accident happened near the City of October 6, a large commune located in the Giza province, as stated in a statement by the Ministry of Health. Authorities indicated that of the 24 injured, 10 are in critical condition, and the death toll could increase.

Road safety issues in Egypt

Such accidents are common in Egypt and are often attributed to dangerous driving behaviors, poor vehicle and road maintenance, and uneven enforcement of traffic laws. According to the National Statistics Agency, road accidents result in more than 5,000 deaths and 75,000 injuries each year.

Recent road accidents in Egypt

Several accidents have occurred in recent months. On October 20, on a road connecting Cairo to Assiut, near the capital, 13 people died and 34 others were injured in a collision between a tourist bus and a truck.

Other recent incidents

At the beginning of September, a bus accident in the mountainous region of Sinai resulted in 22 deaths, including 10 Jordanians. And in August, at least 18 people, mostly children, were killed in northern Egypt when two pickup trucks carrying daily agricultural workers collided.