CAIRO, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Nine people were killed and three others injured in a road collision Thursday morning in Egypt's Menoufia province, north of the capital Cairo, the Health Ministry said.
The accident involved a pickup truck carrying workers and a cargo truck on a road near Sadat City, the ministry said in a statement. Ten ambulances were dispatched to the scene.
The three injured are receiving treatment at Sadat Central Hospital, including two in intensive care, according to the statement.
Sources told Xinhua that the accident occurred amid poor weather conditions, including a dust storm and overnight rainfall. All victims were from the same village in Tala district of Menoufia.
Road accidents claim thousands of lives in Egypt every year, mostly due to speeding, negligence of traffic rules, and poor road maintenance. The government has been upgrading the road network to ease traffic and reduce accidents.
In 2024, official data showed 5,260 deaths and 76,362 injuries from road accidents nationwide. ■
