Collision

14 injured, including 4 children, in Beni Suef highway collision

Fourteen people, including four children, were injured today, Friday, in a collision between a private car and a microbus. The accident occurred on the Eastern Desert Road, in the area between the Abu Saleh and Bayad Al-Arab tunnels, within Beni Suef Governorate. All injured individuals were transported to the hospital for necessary treatment and medical …

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Egypt Independent July 11, 2025

4 dead, 10 injured in Assiut bus collision

Four people were killed and 10 others were injured in a traffic accident in Upper Egypt on Saturday. The incident involved a passenger bus and another vehicle due to speeding, resulting in a crash on a road in Assiut, Upper Egypt. The Assiut Security Director received a report from the Criminal Investigations Department stating that …

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Egypt Independent March 1, 2025

The moments before 67 souls perished in a midair collision over the Potomac River

CNN — Before American Eagle Flight 5342 took to the air from Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday evening, on its way to the nation’s capital, figure skater Spencer Lane snapped a photo of the plane’s wing stretched out over the tarmac toward the horizon. A grayish-blue overcast sky formed a shimmery curtain over the setting sun in …

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Egypt Independent February 2, 2025

Virginia Senator Tim Kaine reflects on air travel safety following mid-air collision in Washington, D.C.

NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks with Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia about airport and air travel safety following the mid-air

NPR NEWS January 31, 2025

Japan Airlines jet bursts into flames after collision with earthquake relief plane at Tokyo Haneda airport

CNN — A Japan Airlines plane carrying hundreds of passengers burst into flames on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday after it collided with an aircraft involved in earthquake relief efforts. All crew members and passengers, including eight children under the age of two, on board JAL flight 516 were safely evacuated from the …

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Egypt Independent January 3, 2024