22 killed, 33 injured as bus hits truck in southern Egypt

Authorities say vehicle carrying 45 slammed into truck whose driver was changing a tire near Minya province

By Agencies 19 July 2022, 12:21 pm

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Illustrative: An Egyptian ambulance Oct. 31, 2015. (Amr Nabil/AP)

CAIRO, Egypt — At least 22 people were killed and 33 injured in a car crash on Tuesday near Egypt’s southern province of Minya, authorities said.

The bus carrying around 45 passengers crashed into a stationary truck near the village of al-Barsha, some 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of the capital Cairo in al-Minya governorate, local authorities in Minya said in a statement.

“The truck was parked on the side of the road to change a tire when it was hit from behind by the bus traveling from Sohag governorate to Cairo,” a statement from the governorate said.

Ambulances rushed to the scene to transfer the injured to hospitals in Minya.

Traffic accidents kill thousands every year in Egypt, which has a poor transportation safety record. Crashes are mostly caused by speeding, bad roads or poor enforcement of traffic laws.