Egypt’s interior minister asserted on Tuesday the need to address road accidents with “unconventional” solutions and combat traffic problems within a legal framework, after a tragic accident that claimed the life of a young girl on Cairo’s roads garnered widespread public attention. Egypt is among the countries with the highest rates of road accidents in the world. According to official statistics, the economic cost of traffic accidents in 2015 was estimated at EGP 30.2 billion with the number of accidents reaching 14,500. Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar met with senior ministry officials on Tuesday against the backdrop of rising popular concern regarding road accidents. Abdel Ghaffar pointed to the importance of “effective” police presence on the streets to ensure traffics laws are implemented in an attempt to deter violators. He also mentioned the need to use modern technology and radar detectors to constantly monitor the roads. Earlier in August, a tragic car accident took the life of a little girl named Dania Abdel Rahman after a lorry crashed into the car carrying Dania, her mother and sister on the much dreaded Ring Road. According to news reports, the truck driver…
Egypt’s Interior Minister Addresses Road Accidents Amid Rising Public Concern
August 31, 2016
