Egypt, collision between buses and several cars on the highway: at least 35 dead

THE ACCIDENT

• At least 35 people died and more than 50 were injured today in a “terrible collision” on an Egyptian highway. State media reported it

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A BUS INVOLVED

• A bus and several cars were involved in the collision. It happened near Wadi al-Natrun, about 90 kilometers north-west of Cairo

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AT LEAST 18 CARBONIZED

• “A horrific collision on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road, near Wadi al-Natrun, left 35 people dead, at least 18 of them charred,” the Al-Ahram news website said, adding that ” at least 53 were injured”

PICTURES

• Images published on social media show an overturned truck in the fast lane, further ahead at least a bus and a minibus, both largely gutted by the flames

CAR ON FLAMES

• Many cars were also involved in the accident, some still on fire, while crowds of people standing along the road looked at the scene of the collision and the queues of cars

INCIDENTS IN EGYPT

• Road accidents are frequent in Egypt, where the roads are often in poor condition and traffic laws are often disregarded

THE DATA

• According to official data, 7,000 people died in road accidents in 2021 in the most populous country in the Arab world