10 Dead and 24 Injured in Collision in Egypt's Giza Governorate

The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population said that 10 people were killed and 24 others injured in a collision between a small passenger bus (microbus) and a heavy transport truck near the city of 6th of October in Giza Governorate, at the intersection of the Middle Road and Al-Dabaa Road on Saturday.

The ministry’s spokesperson said in a statement that “the Egyptian Ambulance Authority dispatched 20 ambulances to the accident site immediately after receiving the report, transferring the injured to nearby hospitals,” noting that these figures are preliminary and that counting and follow-up operations are still ongoing.

The spokesperson clarified that “10 injured patients are in unstable condition, while 14 others have injuries ranging from mild to moderate, and 10 fatalities were transferred to the morgue of October Central Hospital,” adding that Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar had ordered raising the state of readiness in hospitals located in the accident area and surrounding regions.

Earlier this month, another road accident between a large passenger bus belonging to a private company and a transport truck on a highway near Giza Governorate resulted in the deaths of 12 people and injured about 30 others.

Latest data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics indicate that the number of deaths caused by road accidents in Egypt rose by 10.8 percent to 5,829 cases in 2025, up from 5,260 in 2024, while the number of injured increased by 10.7 percent to 84,553, up from 76,362.