3 killed, 4 injured in Egypt accident

At least three persons were killed and four others injured today after three vehicles collided in a road accident in northern Egypt.
The accident occurred on Cairo-Alexandria agriculture road in Beheira governorate, about 263 kilometres from here.
Security forces and rescue team rushed to the place of the incident and the injured were transferred to hospital, local media reported.
Road accidents are common in Egypt. In November, two major accidents took place in different governorates, killing at least 28 people.
Following the two accidents, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi had assigned a specialist council for community development to devise a complete scheme to minimise road accidents.

The government has amended the traffic law for the second time in six months, putting harsher punishments on violators.

The new amendments include a penalty of a minimum of one year in prison for driving under the influence of drugs, and if the driver injures one or more persons he may get at least two years in prison.
Egypt has one of the world's highest accident rates owing to careless driving and poor road and vehicle conditions.
The WHO ranks Egypt as the world's tenth worst country in road accidents.