By Arab Desk
Reuters quoted security and medical sources as saying that 14 people were killed and 25 injured in a collision between a public transport bus and a heavy transport truck in the Negev region on the Kharga-Assiut road in the governorate of the New Valley.
The sources said the injured were transferred to Al-Kharga Specialized Hospital.
She added that a security notification had been received by the security manager of the New Valley, stating that a seven-hour bus belonging to the Upper Egypt Transport Company had collided with a truck. heavy transport, and that the bus was coming from Dakhla and heading towards Cairo.
17 ambulances and civil protection units were dispatched to transport the dead and injured from the scene of the accident.
An invitation to donate blood
New Valley Governorate authorities have called on residents to donate blood.
And the governorate’s documented page on Facebook wrote, “We call on citizens to support the relief efforts for those injured in the accident, by donating blood to the regional blood transfusion center at Al-Kharga Specialty Hospital.” .
immediate decision of the governor
Following the terrible accident, the Governor of the New Valley, General-Major Muhammad Al-Zamlot, decided to stop the circulation of heavy transport vehicles on the Dakhla/Kharga/Assiut road from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., starting today, Thursday May 4th. .
The governor stressed that this comes with the aim of preserving the lives of citizens, “in view of the recurrence of road accidents resulting from the recklessness of some drivers of heavy transport vehicles”.
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Source: Dozens of people have been killed and injured in a horrific traffic accident in Egypt
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