Scores killed in Egypt motorway pile-up - in pictures


  • Black smoke billows from charred vehicles after a deadly pile-up on the Cairo-Alexandria motorway, near Wadi Al Natrun, in this still taken from a video posted on Facebook. AFP
    Black smoke billows from charred vehicles after a deadly pile-up on the Cairo-Alexandria motorway, near Wadi Al Natrun, in this still taken from a video posted on Facebook. AFP
  • A passenger bus hit a stationary vehicle amid fog on Saturday morning, and other vehicles crashed into them. Photo: @MarioNawfal / X
    A passenger bus hit a stationary vehicle amid fog on Saturday morning, and other vehicles crashed into them. Photo: @MarioNawfal / X
  • A man lies on the ground. Dozens of people were injured in the accident. AFP
    A man lies on the ground. Dozens of people were injured in the accident. AFP
  • Oil that leaked from a vehicle and poor visibility caused speeding cars to crash into one another, officials said. Photo: @MarioNawfal / X
    Oil that leaked from a vehicle and poor visibility caused speeding cars to crash into one another, officials said. Photo: @MarioNawfal / X
  • People film at the accident site. AFP
    People film at the accident site. AFP
  • More than 7,000 people died in road accidents in Egypt, in 2021, official figures show. AFP
    More than 7,000 people died in road accidents in Egypt, in 2021, official figures show. AFP