The sources said the bus was trying to overtake a passenger car when it collided with another vehicle, either a truck or a minibus, near the oasis town of Fayoum. Several children were among the dead.
CAIRO (Reuters) - At least eight Egyptians were killed and 24 others injured when a bus collided head-on with another vehicle early on Friday on an intercity road south of Cairo, security and ambulance sources said.
The sources said the bus was trying to overtake a passenger car when it collided with another vehicle, either a truck or a minibus, near the oasis town of Fayoum. Several children were among the dead.
The accident came a day after a metro train jumped its track at a station on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital, injuring at least 34 people. Security sources said they believed the train's brakes had failed, as it entered the station too fast.
Reckless driving, lax traffic rules and poor road conditions cause many road crashes in Egypt. A series of fatal road and rail accidents in recent years triggered a public outcry over the government's handling of road and transport safety.
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