At least 17 people died and 4 were injured in a road accident in the south of Egypt.

APA informs that "Al-Watan" news portal published information about this.

It is reported that the accident happened on the Asyut - Sohag highway.

A van full of people collided with a truck carrying cattle.

Five members of a family were among the victims of the tragic incident.

Investigations into what happened have been started.

According to the World Health Organization, 12 thousand people die in car accidents in Egypt every year.

At the same time, as mentioned in the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics of the Arab Republic, the number of accidents in the country has recently decreased by a quarter.