Bus Overturns on Egypt Highway, 12 Killed

Date: 05 September 2021 - 22:12

News ID: ۹۴۰۰۳

CAIRO (AP) – A bus overturned on a highway linking the Egyptian capital with a Suez Canal city, killing at least 12 people and injuring 30 others, the country’s state-run news agency reported Sunday. The accident took place late Saturday on the Cairo-Suez desert road near the city of Suez, the MENA news agency reported. The report said the bus was heading to Cairo from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh when it hit a concrete barrier and overturned. Traffic accidents kill thousands of people every year in Egypt, which has a poor transportation safety record. Crashes are mostly caused by speeding, bad roads and poor enforcement of traffic laws.-