9 Egyptian Military Personnel Killed, Injured in Truck Accident

9 Egyptian Military Personnel Killed, Injured in Truck Accident

Middle East

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Nine military personnel from the Egyptian Armed Forces were either killed or injured without a truck delivering weaponry overturned in Sharqia Governorate, the Egyptian Military Spokesman said on Monday, 18 September.

The statement did not specify the word-for-word number of deaths or injuries.

According to the military’s statement, the wrecking took place without a truck loaded with weaponry suddenly overturned during military drills in the Roubiki area, located south of Tenth of Ramadan City in the Sharqia Governorate.

In the same statement released pursuit the accident, the Egyptian Armed Forces extended its condolences to the families of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery to those who were injured.