The Public Prosecution ordered the driver and owner of the truck-trailer which caused a traffic accident on the Regional Ring Road near Ashmoun City in Menoufia Governorate, resulting in the deaths of 19 citizens and three others, be referred to urgent trial.
The Criminal Court is scheduled to hear the case on Tuesday.
The referral decision comes as part of extensive investigations conducted by the Public Prosecution following the accident, which concluded that the driver was solely responsible for the crime.
The evidence collected firmly established that the driver had been moving in the opposite direction of the main road, using a license that did not authorize him to drive the vehicle involved in the accident, and was under the influence of narcotics and methamphetamine.
This culminated in the collision, resulting in significant human and material losses.
The Public Prosecution charged the driver with manslaughter, unintentional injury, drug use, and negligently causing damage to a vehicle and public and private property.
The car owner was charged with the misdemeanor of allowing an unlicensed person to drive the vehicle, knowingly doing so, which directly contributed to the disaster.
Investigations revealed that the driver was attempting to overtake another vehicle in front of him, and so he deliberately broke the barrier separating the two lanes and drove in the wrong direction, resulting in a collision with a passenger vehicle traveling in the right-hand direction – even though no external factors had contributed to the accident.
According to the Public Prosecution’s statement, the vehicle owner allowed the driver to drive it despite being certain he did not possess a valid license, which constitutes joint conduct in causing the crime.
The Public Prosecution announced that it had established conclusive evidence against the defendants based on the findings of its investigations, confirming their referral to an urgent criminal trial while they remain in pretrial detention pending further investigation.
Truck driver referred to urgent trial over death of 19 people at Regional Ring Road accident Egypt Independent.
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