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A shocking 32 people have been killed after a multi-car crash on a highway linking Cairo and the Mediterranean city of Alexandria in Egypt, according to authorities.<\/p>\n
Some 63 others were injured in the crash today (October 28), which involved a passenger bus and a number of other vehicles.<\/p>\n
A fire also erupted in some vehicles after the crash.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> Five of the weirdest discoveries made at 3,000-year-old Ancient Egyptian city<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Local media reported that the accident happened when the bus hit a parked vehicle during the foggy morning. Other vehicles then crashed into the bus.<\/p>\n Ambulances rushed to the scene to transfer the injured to the hospital.<\/p>\n Footage circulating online showed many burned vehicles on the side of the road with firefighters extinguishing the fire.<\/p>\n In one footage many vehicles were seen on fire with thick plumes of smoke billowing from them.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> The state-run daily al-Ahram reported that 29 vehicles were part of the crash which took place at the town of Nubariya, about 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of Cairo.<\/p>\n The Egyptian Meteorological Authority warned of heavy fog on highways a day earlier, according to local reports.<\/p>\n Deadly traffic accidents claim thousands of lives every year in Egypt, which has a poor transportation safety record. The crashes and collisions are mostly caused by speeding, bad roads, or poor enforcement of traffic laws.<\/p>\n
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