Road mishaps kill 25 in Egypt

Cairo

Twenty-five people were killed and 29 others injured on yesterday in two
separate road accidents in Egypt, officials said.

One accident took place on the highway linking Cairo to the
Mediterranean coast further north when a minibus collided with a truck
killing 13 people and injuring four, said a health ministry official.

Twelve people were killed and 25 injured in the other accident when a
bus overturned near the Red Sea resort town of Hurghada, medics and
security officials said.

The driver of the bus, which was carrying hotel employees from
Hurghada to Cairo, apparently lost control of the vehicle causing it
to overturn, they said.

Traffic accidents are common in Egypt, where roads are often poorly
maintained and traffic regulations little enforced.

The World Health Organisation says they account for nearly 12,000
deaths annually.