Egypt bus crash in Sinai kills at least 22, injures 28 UPDATED

At least 22 people, including Egyptians and Jordanians, were killed in a passenger bus crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, authorities in both countries said. Twenty-eight others were injured.

The accident happened on a road linking the tourist resorts of Dahab and Nuweiba in South Sinai province, the Egyptian Health Ministry said in a statement.

The ministry said it deployed 20 ambulances to the scene to transport the dead and wounded to nearby hospitals. It didn’t elaborate on the victims’ nationalities.

The Jordanian Foreign Ministry said there were Jordanians among the casualties, without providing a toll.

The Amman-based al-Mamlaka public broadcaster reported that 10 Jordanians were killed in the crash. It said the bus was bound for Amman from Cairo when it overturned on a road between Dahab and Nuweiba.

The Egyptian health ministry didn’t elaborate on the causes, but local media reported that the bus overturned after one of its tires blew out.

Deadly traffic accidents claim thousands of lives every year in Egypt, which has a poor transportation safety record. Speeding, bad roads and poor enforcement of traffic laws are the main reasons behind most of the crashes.

In January, 21 people were killed and 16 injured in a massive multicar pileup on a road near the southern province of Beni Suef.

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A passenger bus overturned in Egypt’s South Sinai Governorate, killing 16 people and injuring another 28, Egypt’s Ministry of Health said.

The injured passengers were taken to hospitals for medical treatment, with the severity of their injuries varying, Caliber.Az reports. 

The ministry said 20 ambulances were dispatched to the crash site to evacuate the injured and provide first aid.

Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar ordered medical authorities to raise their level of preparedness and ensure that hospitals provide the injured with all necessary treatment, supplies and medication.

Medical teams remain on standby as authorities monitor the situation and coordinate with officials in South Sinai, according to the ministry.

By Sabina Mammadli