CAIRO, Nov 28: At least four people were killed and three injured in a road accident after a vehicle carrying 15 people fell into a sluice way in Upper Egypt.
The accident took place on Beni Suef- Minya highway yesterday. A vehicle carrying 15 people fell into the Ibrahimeya sluice way as the front tyre of the vehicle exploded and the driver lost control.
Rescue forces saved six people, including the driver of the vehicle, and pulled out four dead bodies. Search operations were still on.
Road accidents are common in Egypt. Early in November, two major accidents took place in different governorates, killing at least 28 people.
Following those accidents, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi had assigned a specialist council for community development to devise a complete scheme to minimise road accidents.
The government has again amended the traffic law, for the second time in six months, putting harsher punishments on violators.
Amendments include a penalty of a minimum of one year in prison for driving under the influence of drugs, and if the driver injures one or more persons he may get at least two years in prison.
Egypt has one of the world’s highest accident rates owing to careless driving and poor road and vehicle conditions. (PTI)
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