Egypt ranks 108 of 185 countries for the number of road accidents each year, according to data published in an official government report on transport issues in Egypt. The Transport and Traffic Research Unit, affiliated to the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, released the data at a Cairo conference on Tuesday. The report said the number of road accident victims in Egypt stood at 15,000 deaths and 60,000 injuries in 2016, according to international reports and statistics. Mahmoud Sakr, president of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, said that the rate of road accidents in Egypt can be reduced through local actions. Egypt'sosses due to road networks amounted to LE175 billion out of a total LE428 billion, according to Hoda Talaat, assistant professor at Cairo's Faculty of Engineering .

Source: Egypt Independent October 18, 2016 14:26 UTC