CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 13 people died in Cairo on Monday when the microbus they were travelling in fell into a canal, security sources said.

The cause of the accident was not immediately apparent, they said.

Reckless driving, lax traffic rules and poor road conditions contribute to many crashes in Egypt, where a series of fatal road and rail accidents in recent years have caused a public outcry over the government's handling of transport safety.

At least 29 people died in a pile-up earlier this month on a highway outside the Egyptian capital.