Seven killed in road accident in Egypt's Dakahlia


CAIRO, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed and one injured on Sunday night after a microbus overturned and plunged into a drain in Egypt's Dakahlia Governorate, north of the capital Cairo, according to official media.

Initial investigation results showed the microbus, travelling on the Naqita-Sandoub road in Mansoura city, veered off the road after its driver lost control, colliding with a lamppost before falling into the water drain, state-run Ahram newspaper reported.

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