CAIRO, May 30 (Aswat Masriya) - A police car crashed into a truck in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Beni Soueif late Friday, leaving at least 13 killed, including police conscripts.

Mohamed Abu Taleb, Beni Soueif's security director told the state news agency MENA early Saturday that the crash left 11 conscripts and two civilians killed.

Meanwhile Beni Soueif's investigations chief Khalaf Hussein later told Aswat Masriya that the death toll reached 16, including 13 police conscripts and three civilians. He added that four more conscripts were injured.

Road accidents are a common occurrence in Egypt, being among the prime causes of death in the Arab world's most populous country.