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Ten killed in Egypt road accident
Feb 16, 2012, 10:00 GMT
Cairo- At least 10 people died on Thursday in a road crash in Egypt's Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, state television.
The accident occurred when a public bus and a truck collided on a road around 45 kilometres outside the town, the broadcaster reported, quoting security sources.
Five others were injured in the crash, according to the report.
Egypt has one of the world's highest rates of road accidents, blamed on reckless driving and poor roads.
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