Cairo - Two vehicles collided on Wednesday in northern Egypt,
leaving 12 people dead, state Egyptian television reported online.
The collision, which also injured one person, took place in the
northern province of Menufia between a lorry and a pick-up truck
transporting workers, the report added.
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.
Fatal road crashes are relatively common in Egypt. They are often
blamed on reckless driving and poor road conditions.
Around 8,480 traffic accidents took place in Egypt in 2018, down 23.6
per cent against the previous year, according to official figures.
The 2018 crashes resulted in 3,087 deaths, the same figures show.
In recent years, Egypt has built a network of new roads aimed at
improving the quality of routes in the country of nearly 100 million
people.