Ten killed in microbus-truck collision on Giza's Middle Ring Road

A collision between a microbus and a truck on Giza's Middle Ring Road killed 10 people and injured 24, Egypt's Health Ministry said on Saturday.

• The crash occurred Saturday morning at the intersection of the Middle Ring Road with al-Dabaa Road in the Second 6th of October district, Giza.
• The Egyptian Ambulance Authority dispatched 20 ambulances, transferring the injured to October Central and Zayed Specialist hospitals.
• Health Ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said the casualty figures are preliminary and counting is still under way.
• Social Solidarity Minister Maya Morsi directed urgent relief assistance for the victims' families and the injured.
• Egypt's public prosecutor opened an investigation into the crash and ordered five measures, including drug tests on the microbus driver and forensic examinations of the victims.
• Initial investigations indicated the microbus driver attempted to evade toll fees at a booth before the collision, and police detained the truck driver for questioning.
• The victims were workers aged 15–20 from Fayoum governorate en route to farms near Alexandria, with 10 of the injured in unstable condition.
• Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly followed up on the collision's aftermath with Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and Solidarity Minister Maya Morsi, extending his condolences.
• Labour Minister Hassan Raddad directed Giza's Labour Directorate to prepare an urgent report and determine whether any victims were workers performing their duties, extending his condolences.
• Emergency services cleared the debris from the Middle Ring Road after the collision, and traffic returned to normal.
• Social Solidarity Minister Maya Morsi dispatched the Red Crescent to provide aid to the victims' families.