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Egypt crash kills 16 children on way to school

18 Apr 2007 06:37:05 GMT
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CAIRO, April 18 (Reuters) - At least 16 Egyptian secondary school students were killed on their way to school on Wednesday when a truck they were riding in collided head-on with another vehicle south of the Egyptian capital, security sources said.

The sources said eight other students who were riding in the truck were injured and in critical condition after the accident, the latest in a series of deadly Egyptian transport accidents.

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