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Asharq Al-Awsat
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21 Dead as Egypt Minibus Topples into Canal

A view of the accident site where a minibus fell into a canal in northern Egypt, November 12, 2022. REUTERS/Hadeer Mahmoud

At least 21 people were killed on Saturday when the minibus they were travelling in toppled into a canal in northern Egypt's Nile River Delta region, prosecutors said.

Dr. Sherif Makeen, a health ministry official, said three children were among the dead.

In a statement, the ministry said the accident happened in Dakahlia province, around 100 kilometers northeast of the capital of Cairo. Other injured passengers were transported to a local hospital.

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