Cairo, Mar 6 :At least 18 people have died in the northern Egyptian province of Giza as a result of a road accident, media reported.

According to the Akhbar el-Youm newspaper, a minibus collided with a truck on a roadway near the city of Atfeh on Friday.

Five injured people have been delivered to a hospital in the city of Beni Suef.

Causes of the incident remain unknown. (UNI)