Egyptian Pres. orders swift investigation into school bus accident

Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi called for carrying out a swift investigation into the school bus accident which resulted in the death of more than 40 school children in order to hold those responsible accountable. A Presidential statement said, on Saturday, that President Mursi also ordered all executive authorities in the government to give all possible aid to the families of the school bus accident. He gave the orders to his Premier Dr. Hesham Kandil, his Defense Minister General Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi, his Health Minister Dr. Mohammad Mustafa Hamed and Assiut governor Yahya Keshk, as the statement pointed out. At least 40 student children were killed, on Saturday, when their bus crashed with a train, south of Egypt's capital. The train hit the school bus from the city of Manfalut, near Assiut, the agency reported. The Government ordered an enquiry into the incident.