As many as 18 people including 14 conscripts were killed when a micro-bus collided with a truck on Abo Rudes-El Tor road on Wednesday.

The conscripts are of Dahab police department, said a spokesman for the interior ministry.

Four bodies are yet to be identified, said the spokesman.

Two people, including a police personnel, were injured in the accident, he added.

The reason behind the crash was not immediately known.

Source : MENA