Nineteen dead in Egypt after bus falls into canal

A view of the accident site where a minibus fell into a canal in northern Egypt, according to the Health Ministry in Dakahlia Egypt November 12, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer

Nineteen people were killed and six others were injured when a bus fell into a canal in northern Egypt on Saturday, the Health Ministry said.

The bus was carrying some 35 people when it derailed on a highway and fell into Mansuriya canal in Aga town, in the northern governorate of Daqahlia, according to security sources.