Saturday 23 August 2014

33 Die In Egypt Tour Bus Collision

Two tour buses have collided near Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt's Sinai
peninsula, leaving 33 people dead and 41 injured, officials say.

One of the vehicles overturned in the crash which happened early in
the morning about 50km (31 miles) from the popular holiday
destination.

Ukrainian, Saudi and Yemeni citizens are said to be among the injured,
some of whom are in a critical condition.

Egypt's roads and railways have a notoriously poor safety record.

Thirty ambulances were sent to the scene to take the injured to nearby
hospitals and the local motorway was closed off.

According to Egypt's state news agency Mena, one of the buses was
heading from Sharm El-Sheikh to Cairo when it hit a bus coming in the
opposite direction.

First reports said that Russian citizens may have been among those
hurt but updates referred to a Ukrainian.

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