Horror pile-up on Egypt highway leaves 32 dead after passenger bus crashes

A shocking 32 people have been killed after a multi-car crash on a highway linking Cairo and the Mediterranean city of Alexandria in Egypt, according to authorities.

Some 63 others were injured in the crash today (October 28), which involved a passenger bus and a number of other vehicles.

A fire also erupted in some vehicles after the crash.

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Local media reported that the accident happened when the bus hit a parked vehicle during the foggy morning. Other vehicles then crashed into the bus.

Ambulances rushed to the scene to transfer the injured to the hospital.

Footage circulating online showed many burned vehicles on the side of the road with firefighters extinguishing the fire.

In one footage many vehicles were seen on fire with thick plumes of smoke billowing from them.

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The state-run daily al-Ahram reported that 29 vehicles were part of the crash which took place at the town of Nubariya, about 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of Cairo.

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority warned of heavy fog on highways a day earlier, according to local reports.

Deadly traffic accidents claim thousands of lives every year in Egypt, which has a poor transportation safety record. The crashes and collisions are mostly caused by speeding, bad roads, or poor enforcement of traffic laws.

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