Five people were killed and seven others injured earlier on Wednesday when a microbus carrying passengers collided with a truck on the Cairo-Alexandria desert highway.
The injured have been transferred to nearby hospitals to receive treatment.
The prosecution is currently investigating the accident.
Deadly road accidents take place on a near-daily basis in Egypt, which suffers from poorly maintained road infrastructure and loosely applied traffic regulations.
The government has allocated billions of pounds to developing and expanding road networks and bolster safety in recent years.
Moreover, the government has passed a new traffic law, which includes hefty fines for violations.
Officials say the development of roads and highways in Egypt managed to reduce road fatalities by 44 percent in 2019/2020.
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