Egypt's state statistics agency said road accidents in the country injure more than 75,000 people annually and kill over 5,000. (EPA Images pic)GIZA: A minibus collided with a heavy truck on a highway west of Cairo on Saturday, killing 10 people and injuring 24 others, Egypt's health ministry said.
The crash occurred near the 6th of October City, a sprawling satellite city in Giza province on the western outskirts of the Egyptian capital, the ministry said in a statement.
Officials said 10 of the injured were in critical condition.
Health ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said the casualty figures were preliminary and that officials were continuing to assess the situation.
