Twelve people were killed and 30 others injured on Tuesday when a bus operated by a private company collided with a cargo truck on the Western Assiut Road in Giza Governorate, central Egypt.

Egypt’s Ministry of Health said the accident occurred at kilometer 55 in the direction of the Dahshur toll gate, stressing that the reported casualty figures were preliminary.

The ministry added that the Egyptian Ambulance Authority dispatched 28 ambulances to the scene and transferred all 30 injured people to 6th of October Central Hospital for medical treatment.