Four people were killed and 13 others were injured on Sunday evening in a collision between a bus and a small truck on the Aswan-al-Alaqy road in southeastern Aswan. The deceased were transferred to the Aswan morgue, and the injured were taken to Aswan University Hospital for treatment. The report said that car accidents declined to 4,426 accidents in the period from January-June 2018, compared to 5,836 accidents in the same period of 2017. The number of deceased persons declined by 19.1 percent to 1,560 persons in the first half of 2018, compared to 1,929 persons in the same period of 2017. The number of injured persons declined by 17.7 percent to 5,936 persons in the first half of 2018, compared to 7,217 persons in the same period 2017.

Source: Egypt Independent December 31, 2018 12:45 UTC