Cairo: A vehicle accident involving an overturned microbus in the southern Egypt At least nine people were killed and eight were injured, officials said on Saturday.
The accident happened on Friday when a passenger vehicle overturned after a tire burst on a highway. Meenya The province is 273 kilometers (170 mi) south of the capital. Cairoprovincial officials said in a statement.
Microbus, a type of mass transit minivan, was carrying people Sohag Province For Cairo, the statement said.
An ambulance arrived at the scene and the injured were taken to hospitals in Minya, the statement said.
Fatal traffic accidents kill thousands of people each year in Egypt, which has a poor transport safety record. Accidents and collisions are mostly caused by speeding, bad roads or poor enforcement of traffic laws.
Earlier this month, a microbus collided with a truck in Sohag, killing at least 17 people and injuring four others. In July, a passenger bus collided with a trailer truck parked in Minya, killing 23 people and injuring at least 30.
The accident happened on Friday when a passenger vehicle overturned after a tire burst on a highway. Meenya The province is 273 kilometers (170 mi) south of the capital. Cairoprovincial officials said in a statement.
Microbus, a type of mass transit minivan, was carrying people Sohag Province For Cairo, the statement said.
An ambulance arrived at the scene and the injured were taken to hospitals in Minya, the statement said.
Fatal traffic accidents kill thousands of people each year in Egypt, which has a poor transport safety record. Accidents and collisions are mostly caused by speeding, bad roads or poor enforcement of traffic laws.
Earlier this month, a microbus collided with a truck in Sohag, killing at least 17 people and injuring four others. In July, a passenger bus collided with a trailer truck parked in Minya, killing 23 people and injuring at least 30.