CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 29 people were killed and 16 others injured in a multi-vehicle road crash on a highway outside the Egyptian capital on Thursday, with fog the probable cause, security sources said.
At least 10 other vehicles then rammed into the accident scene because fog had lowered visibility on the road and they could not see the crash. Many of the dead were killed after they left their vehicles to check for damage, the sources said.
Reckless driving, lax traffic rules and poor road conditions contribute to many road crashes in Egypt. A series of fatal road and rail accidents in recent years has also triggered a public outcry over the government's handling of transport safety.
