Nine killed in Egypt road accident

Egyptian police say nine people were killed when a minibus clashed with a small truck on a highway in the southern province of Sohag. 

A police statement says the accident occurred late on Saturday and that along with the nine killed, nine others were injured. Sohag is located 390 kilometers, or 244 miles, south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo.

The statement says the injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.

often these sorts of Road accidents are common in Egypt resulting from badly maintained roads and poor enforcement of traffic laws. 

The country’s official statistics agency says more than 8,000 road accidents took place in 2018, leaving over 3,000 dead and around 12,000 injured.

Source: AP