The minibus was left stuck in swamp-like terrain with the passengers helpless as it sank in Dakahlia, Egypt, with a rescue managing to pull some people from wreckage alive
Members of Egyptian security services look inside a damaged minibus that was pulled out of a water canal following a crash in al-Dayris village near the Nile Delta city of Mansoura (
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A minibus has plunged into a ditch in a horror crash in Egypt killing 21 people, including three children.
The vehicle was driving through Aga, in the northern Dakahlia province, 60 miles north of the capital, when it toppled into the Mansoura canal.
It was effectively stuck vertically in the swamp-like terrain, leaving the passengers helpless as it slowly sank.
A rescue team worked to free passengers as police cordoned off the scene though a large crowd gathered, reports the Daily Star.
Some passengers were pulled out alive.
Photos show some managed to escape and stand atop the bus which was eventually completely submerged.
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