Eighteen people were killed and three others critically injured when a truck and a passenger pickup collided in Egypt’s northeastern Port Said province. The accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. local time on Thursday on the Axis Highway south of Port Said, according to reports from Al Jazeera and Egypt’s state newspaper Al-Ahram.
A video released online showed the pickup crushed between two large trucks, leaving debris scattered across the road. The pickup was carrying local fishermen traveling to coastal fish farms when the collision happened. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly expressed condolences to the victims’ families and ordered financial assistance for those affected.
Madbouly stated that he is monitoring the situation through the governor of Port Said province, as authorities continue to respond to the deadly crash.