Twenty people were killed and three injured after a collision between a bus and a truck in the Assiut governorate, according to a statement by the Ministry of Health and Population. Both vehicles reportedly caught fire in the incident, which occured on the Eastern Desert Road, after the bus attempted to overtake the truck. The Ministry reported that 36 ambulances were dispatched to the scene and the casualties and injured were transported to the al-Eman General Hospital and Assiut General Hospital. The statement claimed that hospitals remain at the highest level of preparedness and assures that victims will receive the necessary medical care. Road fatalities in Egypt are common and are a daily occurrence. While the total number of road accidents has been declining since 2010, where it reached an all-time high of 24,400 accidents, fatalities remain high and critics say not enough is being done to ensure road safety and compliance with road rules. According to statistics by the country’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), there was a recorded 8,480 road accidents compared to 11,098 in 2017. However, the total number of those killed or injured…
