Four killed, one injured in Safaga-Qena highway accident

Four people were killed and another injured when a private car flipped on Safaga-Qena highway.

The bodies of the victims and the injured were transferred to Qena Public Hospital.

A claim was filed with the incident and the prosecution was notified for investigations.

An average of 100,000 car accidents took place from 2008 to 2012, leaving nearly 33,000 dead and 155,000 injured, according to a joint official report by the ministries of interior and transportation released in March 2014.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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