It was a sombre night on the airwaves last night, with the nation’s talking heads covering the deadly accident in Menoufia on Friday — a truck crashed into a microbus — which resulted in 19 deaths.

Pointing fingers: The accident raised questions regarding road safety in Egypt, with El Hekaya’s Amr Adib putting Transport Minister Kamel El Wazir under the spotlight (watch, runtime: 1:24 | 3:23). He also addressed (watch, runtime: 1:26) Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly — “Dear Prime Minister, I hope the next time a tragic incident occurs, we find you standing by the people instead of investors … I don’t know how you slept last night or how you will sleep tonight.”

Lamees El Hadidi pointed to the need to hold someone accountable — “being a leading figure is about more than just cutting the red tape or celebrating achievements … you need to be held accountable when a mistake is made,” she said (watch, runtime: 0:37). She also criticized how the government handled the situation (watch, runtime:0:45) — “Madbouly didn’t offer a single word of condolence during his public appearances [yesterday] … where did the government disappear off to?”

Compensation for victims’ families increased: Labor Minister Mohamed Gobran told Kelma Akhira that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has ordered an increase in compensation for each of the victims’ families to EGP 500k from EGP 100k and EGP 70k for each injured person (watch, runtime: 7:28).

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