A bus collision with a truck on Egypt's Assiut Western Desert Road killed 13 people and injured 30.

Updated 2026-10-21 · told from many outlets at once

Nearly 6000 people died in traffic accidents in Egypt last year. The vehicles collided on a desert route connecting Cairo and Asyut.

• Nearly 6000 people died in traffic accidents in Egypt last year.
• The vehicles collided on a desert route connecting Cairo and Asyut.
• Twenty-two people died in a bus accident on the Sinai peninsula in early September.
• The Egyptian Ambulance Authority sent twenty-eight ambulances to the accident location.

Outlets: Africanews, Daily News Egypt, Die Presse, Gulf News, Interfax, Le Figaro, Rzeczpospolita, g1

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