Egyptian Government Criticized In The Aftermath Of Deadly Accident Kills 18 Teenage Girls

Illustration. Bus accident caught fire. (Unsplash)

JAKARTA - Deadly accidents involving trucks and minibuses killed 19 people in Egypt entering a new chapter. The truck driver who was named a suspect was accused of being under the influence of drugs when the incident occurred.

Citing AP, Wednesday July 2, the public prosecutor of the Egyptian Attorney General's Office said in a statement that the driver used drugs and drove the relevant driver without a driver's license.

Based on data from the Egyptian Ministry of Manpower, the death toll from this accident consisted of 18 teenage girls and a minibus driver. Meanwhile, 3 other girls were injured.

The inaugural trial of this case with the accused truck driver is planned to be held on 8 July.

The truck incident hit a public transport minibus last Friday on the streets of Ashmoun City, Delta Nil, Egypt. The minibus is transporting young women who want to go to the wine plantation where they work.

This accident also became the fruit of Egyptian public lips. Most of them were angry and strongly criticized the poor safety of public transportation in the world's most populous Arab country.

Many people, including the opposition and members of the pro-government parliament, criticized the Egyptian government and demanded accountability. Most of the criticism was directed at the Egyptian Minister of Transportation, Kamel Al-Wazir. Some of them called for Kamel to resign.