MINYA, Egypt, Nov 7 (AFP) - Twenty-eight people were killed and 16 injured when a bus carrying pilgrims crashed into a truck in Eygpt, police said Sunday.
The truck was trying to overtake a car when it hit the bus head-on near Minya on the river Nile, some 150 (230 kilometres) miles south of Cairo.
Just three weeks ago, 14 Egyptians heading to Saudi Arabia on a pilgrimage were killed when their bus overturned near the Red Sea town of Hurghada, police said.
Egypt's roads are plagued by deadly accidents, with at least 6,500 people killed each year.
11/07/2004 15:30 GMT - AFP