Egypt: At least 14 dead in Sinai car accident

At least 14 people were killed and 17 injured in a road accident involving a bus and a minibus in the southern part of the Sinai Peninsula on Friday morning. Egypt, according to security officials.

The fog and the excessive speed developed by the two drivers are responsible for the accident This happened near El-Thor, the capital of the province of South Sinai, 400 kilometers southeast of Cairo, the same sources clarified.

The bus had started from Cairo and was heading to Sharm el-Sheikh, in the Red Sea, when it collided with the minibus.

All the injured were taken to a hospital in the city of El Thor.

There are many accidents in Egypt, where the maintenance of the road network is not good and the traffic code is not largely observed.

According to official figures, 7,000 people were killed in road accidents in Egypt in 2020.

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