Egyptian road accident kills 33

Thirty-three Egyptian workers returning from Saudi Arabia for a Muslim holiday were killed when their bus collided with a truck in southern Egypt.

The accident happened on Sunday at an crossing near Samalut, a town on the River Nile about 200km (124 miles) south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo.

An unnamed police official is reported to have said that a lorry failed to give way to the bus.

The bus driver was reported to be among the dead.

Road accidents are common in Egypt because of bad roads, speeding and poor enforcement of traffic laws.

Police records estimate that 8,000 people were killed in road accidents in Egypt in 2003.