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Another crash in Egypt leaves 20 dead

The road accident near the Nile River follows deadly train and boat incidents in the North African country earlier this year.
KHALED KAMEL/AFP via Getty Images

At least 20 people died when a bus and a truck crashed in central Egypt on Wednesday.

A passenger bus and a cement truck collided on a desert road in the city of Asyut on the Nile river. The Egyptian state-owned Al-Ahram news outlet reported that 20 people were killed and three others were injured. 

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