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Boy among 10 killed in Egypt crash
A minibus rammed into the back of a truck carrying steel bars north of Cairo on Sunday, killing 10 people, including a three-year-old boy.
- Agencies
- Published: 14:24 August 17, 2008
Cairo: A minibus rammed into the back of a truck carrying steel bars north of Cairo on Sunday, killing 10 people, including a three-year-old boy.
The state-run Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported that 11 people were also injured in the crash and that they are all in critical condition.
Police said the minibus driver was driving at high speed and lost control of the vehicle, which veered and slammed into the truck in the Delta town of Benha.
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