Several Injured, Dead in Minya Microbus Accident

  • 1/18/2020
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The Youth Committee of the Doctors Syndicate announced the death of Noura Kamel on Friday, one of the victims as a result of the Minya microbus accident, bringing the number of deaths to 5 and the injury of 16 others. The doctors were traveling from Minya to attend mandatory training at the Ministry of Health in Cairo for the women’s health initiative. The Youth Committee of the General Union of Doctors said in a statement on Facebook, “We will not neglect the right of our colleagues whose lives were wasted due to oppression and abuse from the Ministry of Health.” The incident sparked public anger on social media, with many denouncing the ministry’s poor management and lack of road safety, as well as the struggle for worker’s rights. One of the doctors who passed away was a newlywed, while a pregnant woman injured during the accident later suffered a miscarriage, according to Cairo 24 news outlet. The injured passengers were immediately transported to Naser Institute for treatment following the accident, according to a statement by the Minister of Health. For their part, Egypt’s Supreme Medical Syndicate released an official statement on the incident, addressing the general prosecutor to launch an administrative as well as criminal investigation to probe the causes of the accident.

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