20 killed in traffic accident in Egypt's Giza

20 people were killed and five injured when a microbus and a truck collided on Egypt's El-Kureimat highway in Giza Province near the capital Cairo, reported Xinhua, quoting official Ahram Online on Saturday.

The truck's tire exploded, leading it to crash into the microbus that was travelling in the opposite direction, the state-run news website quoted a Health Ministry official as saying.

The dead and the injured were evacuated in ambulances to nearby hospitals, the official said.

According to a statement by the public prosecution, the truck driver was arrested and investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the accident.

A team from the prosecution office had inspected the scene of the collision while another headed to the hospital to record the accounts of the injured, Ahram Online reported.

Daily road accidents are common in Egypt because of poorly maintained road infrastructure and loosely applied traffic regulations.

Over the past few years, Egypt has been upgrading its road network, establishing new roads and bridges, and repairing existing ones to reduce traffic accidents.