Bus plunges off bridge in Egypt killing 14
29 Aug 2017 / 16:28 H.
A view shows a damaged bus, which plunged into the Black Sea while carrying a group of workers, on a pier near the settlement of Volna in the Krasnodar region, Russia Aug 25, 2017. — Reuters
CAIRO: Fourteen people were killed in Egypt when a bus plunged off a bridge after colliding with a truck, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
The accident in the province of Beni Suef, south of the capital Cairo, also injured 42 people, the ministry said in a statement.
It did not specify when the crash happened.
Traffic accidents are common in Egypt, where many roads are not well-maintained and regulations are laxly enforced. — AFP