8 Children Killed in Vehicle Accident in Egypt’s Nile Delta

8 Children Killed in Vehicle Accident in Egypt’s Nile Delta
A map shows the location of the city of Itay el-Baroud in the Mediterranean province of Beheira, Egypt, on April 30, 2022. Google Maps
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CAIRO—At least eight children died Saturday when a passenger tricycle overturned and sank in an irrigation channel in Egypt’s Nile Delta, authorities said.

The accident took place in the city of Itay el-Baroud in the Mediterranean province of Beheira. The children were workers at a factory in the city, around 140 kilometers (87 miles) north of the capital of Cairo, a police statement said.