Egypt: 24 injured on road where 19 died two weeks ago

On Tuesday, Egypt’s Ismailia governorate witnessed a road crash resulting in 24 injuries, according to local media reports. The incident occurred just two weeks after 19 workers lost their lives in a similar accident on the same route. The crash took place on Al Dawawis road in Qassasin, where a pickup truck carrying daily-wage workers collided with a passenger car.

Preliminary reports indicate that 22 workers and two individuals traveling in the car sustained injuries, ranging from minor bruises to fractures. Egypt’s ambulance authority swiftly responded, deploying 10 ambulances to the scene. Seventeen individuals were transported to Qassasin Specialist Hospital, while seven sustained treatment at the location itself and opted against further medical care.

Eyewitnesses reported that the pickup truck driver fled the scene following the collision. The passenger car driver, however, was rushed to the hospital in a critical condition. Authorities have initiated an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident.

On August 11, a similar tragedy unfolded on the same Al Dawawis road near Al Shabab power station, where 19 workers perished and 28 others were injured. Prior to that, on September 14, nine workers were killed and eight injured in a minibus crash on Egypt’s Dabaa road in Matrouh, while three workers were killed and 12 injured in a truck collision near Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel in Egypt's Suez.