road safety
The authority, on Thursday, announced details of the expected weather conditions from Friday, November 21 to Tuesday, November 25, 2025, as the gradual rise in temperatures will continue across most areas until the end of the week, followed by a noticeable decrease at the beginning of next week.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi directed the government to increase compensation allocated for each death case in Menoufia road accident by EGP 100,000, and an additional EGP 25,000 for each injury.
Head of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) Mohammed Farid has directed the Egyptian Compulsory Insurance Pool (ECIP) to pay EGP 100,000 as a compensation for each death case in Menoufia road accident.
The driver will undergo drug tests to determin whether he was driving under the influence of narcotics.
Public Prosecutor Mohamed Shawqi referred Wednesday the driver of a Galala University bus, which overturned on the Galala Road two days ago, to criminal court.
More than 45 injuries were reported Saturday as a result of a multi-vehicle collision on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road that caused at least 13 cars charred.
The French Ambassador in Cairo, Marc Baretti, and the Belgian Ambassador, François Cornet, praised the quick move of Aswan Governor Ashraf Attia in the early hours of the collision of a tourist bus and a vehicle collision on the Abu Simbel Road Wednesday.
Head of Engineers Syndicate Hani Dahi said that Egypt’s ranking in global road safety improved, rising from 118th to 28th thanks to national road projects.
The Giza Criminal Court ruled Saturday to postpone the first hearing of the trial of Karim el-Hawary, who is accused in Sheikh Zayed collision to February 5.
The New Valley Governorate is close to conclude the construction of the longest road network with lengths of more than 1,200 km as the New Year approaches.
Egypt’s prosecution has referred Karim el-Hawary, the son of renowned Egyptian businessman Mohamed el-Hawary, to the criminal court on Monday over charges of manslaughter while driving under the influence.
Counselor Hamada Al-Sawy, the Public Prosecutor, ordered the detention of the accused, Karim Al-Hawari, for four days pending investigations, over possessing a narcotic substance, and mistakenly causing the death of four people.
Egypt’s ranking has advanced 90 places compared to its ranking in 2014, where it was in the 118th place.
A school bus carrying 19 people, including children, crashed into a light post in Haram streets caused several injuries and no deaths were reported.
The surveillance cameras showed that when the small vehicle slowed down, the microbus hit it leaving a number of casualties, including children.
The cabinet’s infograph explains that Egypt recorded 7,000 death cases in 2020, compared to 12,000 cases in 2019.
The collision led to car fires, but there are no deaths reported, according to the Ministry of Health.
BRT stands for Bus Rapid Transit, which are systems for buses aiming to reduce speed.
The van turned due to high speed; 43 passengers suffer minor bruises and cuts. The passengers were transferred to several hospitals northern Qena, and most of them are in stable conditions.
Hit by painful experiences of sexual abuse, breast cancer, alcohol and drug addiction, Zoleka Mandela, 39, opened up to Egypt Today about how she turned her life.
