Swedes killed in Egypt accident
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Published: 25 Nov, 2006 CET.
Updated: Sat 25 Nov 2006 11:28 CET
A Swedish mother and daughter and their Egyptian driver were killed on Friday when their car collided with a truck on the highway between Cairo and Upper Egypt, a security source said.
The father of the family was injured in the accident and underwent an operation late on Friday night in a Cairo hospital.
The couple and their daughter were returning to the capital after visiting a Coptic monastery south of Cairo when their car hit the truck near Fayyum.
A Coptic priest travelling with them was badly injured in the collision.
The other vehicle had been driving on the wrong side of the road.
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The father of the family was injured in the accident and underwent an operation late on Friday night in a Cairo hospital.
The couple and their daughter were returning to the capital after visiting a Coptic monastery south of Cairo when their car hit the truck near Fayyum.
A Coptic priest travelling with them was badly injured in the collision.
The other vehicle had been driving on the wrong side of the road.
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