Egyptian officials and local news outlets reported differing casualty counts after an Oct. 20 bus-truck crash on the Cairo-Assiut Western Desert Road, with the reported death toll reaching at least 13.
Gulf News cited local media reports saying at least 13 people had died and more than 30 were injured. Egypt’s Health Ministry gave a lower preliminary toll: 12 dead and 30 injured people taken to 6 October Central Hospital. The ministry said authorities were still assessing the casualties and urged the public to follow official updates.
The ministry placed the collision near the Dahshour toll gate and identified the bus as privately operated. Local reports cited by Gulf News located the crash at kilometer 55, near a regional ring road junction toward Giza.
The Egyptian Ambulance Authority sent 28 ambulances, according to the ministry. Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar directed nearby hospitals to prepare to treat the injured. Gulf News reported that prosecutors had opened an investigation into the collision.
