A bus full of passengers slammed into a parked trailer truck on a highway in southern Egypt early on Tuesday, killing 23 people and injuring at least 30, authorities said.
The collision took place in the province of Minya, on the main highway linking the capital, Cairo.
The truck driver was changing tires on the roadside when the bus crashed into it, near the town of Malawi Footage from the scene posted by local authorities showed the bus, heavily damaged in the front half.
Ambulances rushed to the scene to transfer the injured to hospitals in Minya. The Health Ministry said at least 16 of the injured were discharged from hospitals after receiving treatment.
Traffic accidents kill thousands of people every year in Egypt. Egypt is noted to be one of the countries that have a poor transportation safety record.
Crashes are mostly caused by speeding, careless driving, bad roads, or poor enforcement of traffic laws.
