Pickup Truck Accident in Egypt’s Ismailia Leaves 15 Dead, Health Ministry Says
The health ministry said 32 others were injured as authorities investigated whether speed or a tire blowout caused the rollover.
- On Tuesday, a pickup truck carrying agricultural workers overturned in Egypt's Ismailia Governorate, killing 15 people and injuring at least 32, according to the Ministry of Health.
- The vehicle was traveling near the Al-Shabab power station in the Al-Dawawis area, transporting laborers from Sharqia Governorate villages including Al-Salhiya Al-Qadima and Al-Azazi, with initial reports indicating several victims were children.
- Health Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar oversaw the medical response as authorities transferred injured workers to Qassasin Central Hospital and other facilities, with the Crisis and Emergency Operations Room placing hospitals on heightened alert.
- This incident highlights persistent road-safety concerns involving overloaded vehicles transporting agricultural workers, following a similar crash in Giza's Al-Saff area earlier this month that killed seven workers.
- Investigators are examining potential causes including excessive speed or tire failure, as national statistics show road accident deaths and injuries in Egypt increased by more than 10 percent in 2025.
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At least 18 people were killed in an accident in northern Egypt, among them childrenIn the province of Ismailia, two pickups collided with agricultural workers, killing 18 people, including children. 47 people were injured, circumstances accidents are established.
At least 18 people, mostly teenage farm workers, were killed in a collision between two semi-trucks transporting them to work in the Ismailia province. The post Tragedy in Egypt: 18 dead, most of them teenagers, in a road accident appeared first on in.gr.
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