US Politics | At least 21 killed & 6 injured after minibus veers off road and plunges into water in Egypt, with children among victims
AT least 21 people have been killed and another six injured after a minibus veered off the road and plunged into the Nile. Dr Sherif Makeen, a health ministry official, said three children were among the dead. 
TwitterIt's thought the minibus was carrying 35 people '/ ' 
GettyThree children were among those killed in the bus accident in Egypt's Dakahlia province '/ ' 
GettyAt least 21 people have lost their lives in the crash '/ ' 
AFPPolice speculated the driver may have lost control of the vehicle's steering wheel '/ ' 
AFPEgyptian emergency service personnel search for survivors '/ ' In a statement, the ministry said the accident happened in Dakahlia province, around 62 miles northeast of the capital of Cairo. Other injured passengers were transported to a local hospital. The bus was carrying some 35 people when it derailed on a highway and fell into Mansuriya canal in Aga town. The head of police investigations in the province, Brig Mohamed Abdel Hadi, said the driver may have lost control of the vehicle's steering wheel. Read More on Egypt 
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TwitterIt's thought the minibus was carrying 35 people '/ ' GettyThree children were among those killed in the bus accident in Egypt's Dakahlia province '/ ' GettyAt least 21 people have lost their lives in the crash '/ ' AFPPolice speculated the driver may have lost control of the vehicle's steering wheel '/ ' AFPEgyptian emergency service personnel search for survivors '/ ' In a statement, the ministry said the accident happened in Dakahlia province, around 62 miles northeast of the capital of Cairo. Other injured passengers were transported to a local hospital. The bus was carrying some 35 people when it derailed on a highway and fell into Mansuriya canal in Aga town. The head of police investigations in the province, Brig Mohamed Abdel Hadi, said the driver may have lost control of the vehicle's steering wheel. Read More on Egypt RED-DING CRASHER Watch Salah casually gatecrash bride and groom's wedding photo in full kit Deadly traffic accidents claim thousands of lives every year in Egypt, which has a poor transportation safety record. Crashes and collisions are mostly caused by speeding, bad roads or poor enforcement of traffic laws. In July, a passenger bus slammed into a parked trailer truck on a highway in the southern province of Minya, killing 23 people and injuring 30. In October, a truck slammed into a minibus in Dakahlia, killing at least 10 people, authorities said. Most read in The US Sun BIG DAY APPROACHES Secret details of Tiffany Trump's bridal shower including NSFW gifts UP IN ARMS Kardashian fans horrified as Kourtney appears to be missing body part in new pic STEP FORWARD JonBenét Ramsey's brother breaks silence after major murder case update LOOK AWAY Hooters girl shares tips total on TikTok but distracts viewers with body part SNAP TO THE FUTURE I'm a time traveller from 3812 - I have a photo of my city on Mars CASH IN Thanksgiving direct payment in 5 days – will you get $1,600 to $4,194 payout?
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