A fatal vehicle accident occurred in Egypt this week when a pick-up truck transporting agricultural workers crashed on a link road in the Al-Dawawis area of Ismailia governorate. The Ministry of Health reported a total of 47 casualties from the incident, with at least 18 confirmed deaths and approximately 30 injured persons. Medical personnel at the hospital facility in nearby El-Kassasin identified that most of the fatalities were children, with victims ranging from 10 to 14 years of age.
According to local security sources, the workers involved were primarily from two villages in Sharqiya governorate and had been employed on a farm in the Ismailia region. The use of pick-up trucks as a transportation method for informal workers seeking employment is a common practice throughout Egypt. Government statistics indicate that approximately 1.3 million minors are currently engaged in child labor within the country.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi initiated an investigation into the circumstances of the accident. Both the Ministry of Social Solidarity and the Ministry of Labour announced plans to provide financial assistance to the families of deceased victims as well as to injured workers. National traffic safety data from Egypt’s state statistics agency has documented a rise in road fatalities and injuries exceeding 10 percent, with children under 15 years of age representing the highest proportion of casualties in such incidents.
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