<p>Twenty people were killed on Saturday when the minibus they were travelling in toppled into a canal in northern Egypt's Nile Delta, prosecutors said.</p>.<p>Eight people were injured in the accident in Dakahlia governorate, among them the driver.</p>.<p>Prosecutors said police had arrested the driver after a preliminary drug test suggested he had been driving under the influence of narcotics.</p>.<p>They said he was also suspected of using a mobile phone at the wheel at the time of accident.</p>.<p>Emergency crews recovered the heavily damaged minibus from the canal, an <em>AFP</em> photographer reported.</p>.<p>Traffic accidents are common in Egypt where roads are often poorly maintained and driving rules flouted.</p>.<p>In 2021, around 7,000 people were killed on the roads of the Arab world's most populous country, according to official figures.</p>.<p>In July, 25 people died and 35 were injured in central Egypt when a bus crashed into a truck parked on the side of the road.</p>
<p>Twenty people were killed on Saturday when the minibus they were travelling in toppled into a canal in northern Egypt's Nile Delta, prosecutors said.</p>.<p>Eight people were injured in the accident in Dakahlia governorate, among them the driver.</p>.<p>Prosecutors said police had arrested the driver after a preliminary drug test suggested he had been driving under the influence of narcotics.</p>.<p>They said he was also suspected of using a mobile phone at the wheel at the time of accident.</p>.<p>Emergency crews recovered the heavily damaged minibus from the canal, an <em>AFP</em> photographer reported.</p>.<p>Traffic accidents are common in Egypt where roads are often poorly maintained and driving rules flouted.</p>.<p>In 2021, around 7,000 people were killed on the roads of the Arab world's most populous country, according to official figures.</p>.<p>In July, 25 people died and 35 were injured in central Egypt when a bus crashed into a truck parked on the side of the road.</p>