At least 32 dead in major traffic accident in Egypt

A collision involving a passenger bus and several cars on a highway in Egypt killed 32 people on Saturday, the country's Health Ministry said.

Sixty-three others were injured in the accident that happened on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road, the ministry added in an online statement.

Earlier Saturday, state-run newspaper al-Ahram reported that investigations revealed an oil leak from a passing car led to a collision among a large number of vehicles with several of them catching fire.