CAIRO, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed and four others injured on Friday in a collision between two pickup cars in southern Egypt's Aswan province, official media reported.
The state-run Ahram newspaper reported that the accident occurred on the Wadi al-Alaqi road in Aswan province, adding that the injured were transferred to nearby hospitals for treatment.
A security source at the Aswan Security Directorate told Xinhua that the accident was caused by excessive speed, which led to a direct collision between the two vehicles.
The source revealed that adding that the two cars carried Egyptian and Sudanese nationals, and relevant authorities are investigating the accident to determine who was responsible for the accident.
Traffic accidents claim thousands of lives in Egypt every year. Most of the accidents were caused by speeding, negligence of traffic rules and laws, and poor maintenance of roads.
Over the past few years, Egypt has been upgrading its traffic infrastructure by building new roads and bridges and repairing old ones to ease traffic and reduce accidents. ■
