A child was killed and 13 other people were injured on Monday in a collision between a microbus and a transport truck on the Gamasa International Road in Dakahlia governorate.
Local police were dispatched to the accident site. The injured were transferred to the hospital to receive the necessary treatment.
The cause of the collision is not immediately clear.
Data issued by the World Health Organization revealed that about 12,000 lives are lost annually to road traffic crashes in Egypt, with a fatality rate of 42 deaths per 100,000 population.
Almost 5% of those deaths are borne by four-wheeler passengers, followed by pedestrians at 20% of the death burden.
Different related laws are in place, including laws on speed, seat belts, helmets, and blood–alcohol concentration.
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