10 killed in Egypt as minibus plunges off ferry into Nile
At least 10 female farm workers died in Egypt when a minibus plunged off a river ferry and into the Nile northwest of Cairo on Tuesday, the health ministry said.
"The toll is at 10 and could rise," ministry spokesman Hossam Abdelghaffar told AFP.
The state's flagship Al-Ahram newspaper reported the accident earlier and said the driver, who had released the handbrake, was arrested while trying to flee.
He had gotten into "a verbal argument" with one of the passengers before leaving the vehicle, it reported.
The vehicle sank in the village of Abu Ghalib, about 50 kilometres (31 miles) northwest of the capital.
