At least 21 people have perished in a grisly road carnage after a minibus plunged into a canal in northern Egypt’s Nile Delta region, yesterday.
Official records indicate three among those dead are children.
At the time, the bus had 35 people onboard when it derailed on a highway and fell into Mansuriya canal in Aga town, in the northern governorate of Dakahlia.
Preliminary findings show the accident was caused by a malfunctioning steering wheel. However, the authorities are yet to issue a comprehensive report.
According to the prosecution, the driver was detained by police after a preliminary drug tests indicated that he may have been under drug influence while driving.
He was reportedly suspected of using a phone while operating the vehicle at the time of the collision.
News sources have recorded that in Egypt, roads are frequently neglected and traffic laws frequently broken, birthing to widespread traffic accidents.
According to official data, Egypt, the most populous nation in the Arab world saw almost 7,000 fatalities on its roadways in 2021.
With the latest grave accident claiming 25 lives and injuring 35 in central Egypt after a bus crashed into a truck parked on the side of the road.
