At least 32 people killed, 63 others injured in multi-car pileup in Egypt

A passenger bus slammed into a parked vehicle on a foggy Saturday morning on a highway linking the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least 32 people, authorities said.

The collision occurred on Saturday morning in Egypt's Beheira governorate on the Cairo-Alexandria road, 131km (82 miles) north of the capital Cairo.

At least 63 people have been injured, the health ministry said.

State newspaper Al-Ahram said the crash involved a passenger bus and several cars, some of which caught fire.It said many of those killed were burnt to death.

At least 20 ambulances were sent to the crash site, the health ministry said in a statement.

Health minister Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said the wounded were transferred to a hospital in Wadi al-Natrun, while others were takento Al-Nubaria.Ambulances rushed to the scene of the crash on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road to transport the injured to nearby hospitals, Minister said.

Traffic collisions are common in Egypt. Roads are often in poor condition and the highway code is often not followed.

Local media reported that the bus was on its way to Cairo when it hit the parked vehicle. Other cars slammed into the bus with some catching fire.