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11 killed, 14 injured in road accident in Egypt

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Press Trust of India Cairo
Last Updated : Jan 22 2015 | 2:55 AM IST
At least 11 people were killed and 14 others injured in a road accident after two vehicles collided near the north Egyptian city of Sohag.
A microbus collided with a private vehicle on Sohag-Red Sea Road, about 100 kilometers from Sohag, killing 11 people on the spot.
Fourteen people critically wounded in the accident were rushed to a local hospital by six ambulances, local media reported.
Egypt has one of the world's highest accident rates owing to careless driving and poor road and vehicle conditions.
The WHO ranks Egypt as the world's tenth worst country in terms of road accidents, after India, China and the US.

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First Published: Jan 22 2015 | 2:55 AM IST

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