A bus carrying university students crashed and overturned on a highway in northeastern Egypt on Monday, killing 12 people and injuring 33 others, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
Students from Galala University in Suez were on board. Local media reported that they were returning from classes to their dormitory in the resort of Ain Soukhna, using the new Galala highway, when the accident occurred, and the driver was arrested in connection of an investigation into the accident.
The ministry did not reveal the cause of the accident.
The Monday evening statement said 28 ambulances rushed to the scene and transported the injured to the Suez Medical Complex, but did not reveal their condition.
Health Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar and Higher Education Minister Ayman Ashour expressed their condolences to the students’ families.
Fatal road accidents claim thousands of lives each year in Egypt, a country with a poor transport safety record. Speed, poor road conditions and poor enforcement of the Highway Code are the main causes of collisions.
