Bus-truck collision on Western Assiut road kills 12

A passenger bus collided with a heavy truck Tuesday on the Western Assiut road south of Cairo, killing and wounding dozens, the Health Ministry said.

• The Health Ministry said the crash near Dahshur gate killed 12 passengers, identifying the figures as preliminary.
• Egyptian ambulance crews deployed 28 vehicles and transported 30 injured passengers to 6 October Central Hospital.
• Health Minister Khaled Abdelghaffar directed raising readiness at hospitals near the crash site.
• Social Solidarity Minister Maya Morsi ordered urgent aid disbursed to the victims' families.
• Authorities raised the death toll to 13, with 20 injured and five victims unidentified, officials said.
• The passenger bus was traveling from Minya, and initial reports attributed the collision to excessive speed.
• The public prosecution was notified and opened an investigation into the crash's causes.
• Financial Regulatory Authority head Islam Azzam ordered the compulsory insurance pool to fast-track 100,000-pound-per-death compensation to the victims' families.
• Officials identified the bus as a 'Super Jet' vehicle that struck the truck from behind while attempting to overtake it.
• The bus had departed Minya at 6 a.m. and crashed at kilometer 55 before the turnoff toward Giza.
• Authorities revised the number of injured to 34, up from the earlier reported count.
• Eight of the deceased were from Minya province, and bodies were taken to Sannur and Tamiya hospitals in Fayoum.