EGYPT: MINIBUS, TRUCK COLLISION KILLS AT LEAST 14

CAIRO: At least 14 people were killed in a road collision involving a minibus and a truck in southern Egypt on Tuesday, health authorities said.

In a statement, the Egyptian authorities said the minibus and pickup truck collided near the remote oasis village of Abu Minqar in the southwestern province of El-Wadi el-Gedid.

Mahmoud Abu el Laly, the province’s head of security, said the 14 bodies were taken to a mortuary in the nearby town of Dakhla and that nine of the victims have been identified. The statement gave no further details.

According to several Egyptian news outlets, the crash took place on Tuesday evening.