Beni Suef bus-truck crash death toll rises to 3 as student dies

A bus operated by a charity association collided with a heavy truck on the Beni Suef–Minya old road; the death toll now stands at three.

• A charity-association bus collided with a heavy transport truck near Al-Alalma village on the old eastern desert road in Beni Suef.
• Second-year Faculty of Science student Aya H. died in hospital from her injuries, raising the toll to 3 dead and 41 injured.
• The initial toll was two dead — the bus driver and an unidentified woman — and 42 injured.
• Governor Abdullah Abdelaziz visited the hospitalized and directed continued medical care and round-the-clock follow-up on their conditions.