The minibus after it was pulled out (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)
At least 21 people were killed when a bus plunged into a canal in Egypt’s Nile River Delta region.
Dr Sherif Makeen, from the country’s ministry of health, said three children were among the dead.
The accident occurred in Dakahlia province, just over 60 miles northeast of Cairo.
Several other passengers were taken to a nearby hospital.
Local media said the minibus was carrying dozens of passengers (Picture: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
People gather on the bank as Egyptian emergency service personnel search for survivors (Picture: AFP)
The driver is suspected to have lost control of the wheel (Picture: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Mohamed Abdel Haidi, the province’s chief police investigator, said the driver may have lost control of the steering wheel.
Thousands of people die in traffic accidents every year in Egypt, which has a poor transport safety record.
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An inside view of the minibus at the accident site in Dakahlia (Picture: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Several injured passengers were taken to a nearby hospital (Picture: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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.
At least 10 people were killed when a truck slammed into a minibus in Dakahlia in October.
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The accident occurred in Dakahlia province, just over 60 miles northeast of Cairo.
