Dozens of Casualties in Egypt Multi-car Pileup

Tourists gather at the Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Tourists gather at the Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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Dozens of Casualties in Egypt Multi-car Pileup

Tourists gather at the Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Tourists gather at the Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egypt’s health ministry said at least 32 people were killed in a multi-car pileup Saturday on a highway linking Cairo and the Mediterranean city of Alexandria.

At least 63 others were injured in the crash which involved a passenger bus and other vehicles in Egypt's Beheira governorate, the statement said, adding that fire erupted in some vehicles.

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

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



EU Mission in Red Sea Says No Oil Spill in Area of MV SOUNION

FILE PHOTO: Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which has been on fire since August 23, on the Red Sea, August 25, 2024. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/Handout via REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which has been on fire since August 23, on the Red Sea, August 25, 2024. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/Handout via REUTERS
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EU Mission in Red Sea Says No Oil Spill in Area of MV SOUNION

FILE PHOTO: Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which has been on fire since August 23, on the Red Sea, August 25, 2024. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/Handout via REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which has been on fire since August 23, on the Red Sea, August 25, 2024. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/Handout via REUTERS

The European Union's mission in the Red Sea, known as Aspides, said on Wednesday there was no oil spill in the area of the MV SOUNION tanker that was targeted recently off Yemen's coast.

Aspides added that the Greek-flagged oil tanker was still anchored and not drifting.

The Pentagon said on Tuesday the tanker was still on fire in the Red Sea and appeared to be leaking oil.

Reuters couldn't immediately confirm that a spill or a leak had occurred.

The MV SOUNION was targeted last week by multiple projectiles off Yemen's port city of Hodeidah.

Iran-backed Houthi militants, who control Yemen's most populous regions, said they attacked it. The militias have been attacking ships in solidarity with Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.