<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">At least 17 people were killed and four others injured late Tuesday in an accident involving a micro bus and a truck on the desert road of Sohag Province in southern Egypt.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Fifteen ambulances rushed to the scene of the accident to take the injured to the Sohag Public Hospital," Tarek al-Fiqy, governor of Sohag, told Xinhua.</div><div><br></div><div>"Initial investigations blamed the high speed of the microbus driver for the accident when he attempted to avoid collision with the coming truck from the opposite side," he added.</div><div><br></div><div>Road accidents are common in Egypt because of poorly maintained road infrastructure and loosely enforced traffic regulations.</div><div><br></div><div>Over the past few years, Egypt has been upgrading its road network, building new roads and bridges, and repairing old ones to reduce traffic accidents. - Xinhua</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>