At least 13 people were killed and 21others injured in a road accident south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Sunday, security sources said.
The accident occurred near the city of Beni Suef, some 120 km south of Cairo, when a bus collided head-on with a truck in the opposition direction, said the sources.
On Wednesday, eight family members, including seven children, were killed and three others injured when a microbus overturned on the road from Cairo to Assiut, about 330 km south of Cairo.
Traffic accidents are common in Egypt with an estimated annual death toll of some 6,000 people.
The Egyptian traffic authorities implemented a new traffic code with tougher punishments for lawbreakers as of Aug. 1 in a bid to reduce road accidents.
Source:Xinhua
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