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| Pile-up kills 24 on Egyptian road | Pile-up kills 24 on Egyptian road |
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| At least 24 people have been killed and 16 injured when nine cars and lorries slammed into each other on a fog-choked rural highway in Upper Egypt. | At least 24 people have been killed and 16 injured when nine cars and lorries slammed into each other on a fog-choked rural highway in Upper Egypt. |
| Reports quoting police sources said a bus collided with a minibus and at least six other vehicles then rammed into them in the fog. | Reports quoting police sources said a bus collided with a minibus and at least six other vehicles then rammed into them in the fog. |
| The injured were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, officials said. | The injured were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, officials said. |
| Correspondents say crashes are common on Egyptian roads due to reckless driving and poor maintenance. | Correspondents say crashes are common on Egyptian roads due to reckless driving and poor maintenance. |
| The crash about 100km (60 miles) south of Cairo temporarily blocked a main road leading to Egypt's southern provinces. | |
| In recent years a series of road and rail crashes with high death tolls triggered public anger about the government's handling of transport safety. | |
| Police say an estimated 6,000 people are killed every year in accidents on Egypt's roads. |