21 killed, 29 injured as bus overturns in Egypt’s South Sinai
Dubai: At least 21 people were killed and 29 injured when a passenger bus overturned in Egypt’s South Sinai governorate on Wednesday, the Health Ministry said. Ten Jordanians were among those killed, Jordan’s state television reported. Jordan’s official Al-Mamlaka channel said the bus was carrying 43 people, including 22 Jordanians. The crash occurred in the morning on the road linking the Red…
At least 21 people were killed and 29 injured when a passenger bus overturned in Egypt's South Sinai governorate on Wednesday, according to the Health Ministry. Ten of the fatalities were Jordanians, reported Jordan's state television. The bus was carrying 43 people, including 22 Jordanians, when it crashed on the road connecting the Red Sea resort towns of Dahab and Nuweiba, heading towards Nuweiba in the morning.
Immediately after the accident, ten ambulances were dispatched to the scene. The ministry later updated the death toll to 21, including those ten Jordanians, with 29 people suffering injuries and being taken to hospitals for treatment. Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar ordered medical facilities to be on high alert and ensured injured patients received top-level care and adequate medical supplies.
The latest accident occurred a month after 16 people lost their lives and 32 were injured in a road crash in Egypt's Ismailia governorate.
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