UPDATE l Death toll in Suez road crash rises up to 22

Tuesday 11-03-2014 02:49 PM
UPDATE l Death toll in Suez road crash rises up to 22

People inspect a bus after it was hit by rocket-propelled grenades in the city of El Arish in North Sinai July 15, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer

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SUEZ, March 11 (Aswat Masriya) The death toll of a Suez road accident that happened earlier on Tuesday has risen to 22, a medical source said. 

A bus carrying 50 people crashed into a truck parked near Ayun Moussa power station early on Tuesday. 

A source told the state news agency that 24 people were hurt as a result of the crash, adding that 10 were in poor condition while four have been sent to Cairo to receive medical attention. 

Bodies of the deceased were sent to a public morgue in Suez, the source added. 

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