<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">At least 35 people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a "horrific collision" on an Egyptian highway involving a bus and several cars, state media reported on Saturday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Traffic accidents are common in Egypt where roads are often in bad repair and the highway code is frequently disregarded.</div><div><br></div><div>"A horrific collision on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road near Wadi al-Natrun led to the death of 35 people, at least 18 of whom burnt to death," said Al-Ahram news website, indicating "at least 53 were injured".</div><div><br></div><div>Images posted on social media showed an overturned lorry lying across the fast lane on charred tarmac.</div><div><br></div><div>Further on is at least one bus and a minibus, both largely gutted by fire, as well as many cars, some still in flames.</div><div><br></div><div>Crowds of people can be seen standing by the road, gazing at the crash site as alongside queues of cars as thick black smoke spirals into the air.</div><div><br></div><div>Official figures say 7,000 people were killed in road accidents in 2021 in the Arab world's most populous country. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>