Egypt: Coach crash kills 13 and injures 34

A truck struck a tourist coach on Tuesday on the Western Desert Road between Cairo and Asyut, killing 13 people and injuring 34, according to state media. The injured were being treated at a hospital in Giza, and an investigation was underway to establish the cause of the crash. Road accidents are frequent in Egypt; nearly 6,000 people died in road crashes across the country last year, according to the national statistics agency.