35 people were killed and more than 50 others injured Saturday in a “horrific collision” on an Egyptian highway involving a bus and several cars.
Traffic accidents are common in Egypt, where roads are often in bad repair and the highway code is frequently disregarded.
Images posted on social media showed an overturned truck lying across the fast lane on a charred tarmac.
Further on are at least one bus and a minibus, both largely gutted by fire, as well as many cars, some still in flames.
Crowds of people can be seen standing by the road, gazing at the crash site alongside queues of cars as thick black smoke spirals into the air.
Official figures say 7,000 people were killed in road accidents in 2021 in the Arab world’s most populous country.