Bus crash on Egypt's Red Sea coast kills 16
Another 28 people are injured in the accident in the South Sinai governorate, officials say.
In a tragic accident on Wednesday morning, a bus collided on the road between the Red Sea towns of Dahab and Nuweiba in Egypt's South Sinai governorate, resulting in at least 22 deaths and 28 injuries, according to the country's health ministry. Among the fatalities were potentially as many as 10 Jordanian nationals. The region is a popular tourist hotspot, drawing visitors from all corners of the globe. However, the exact number of individuals on board the bus at the time of the collision remains unknown.
The Egyptian health ministry reported that all injured individuals were receiving treatment in three separate hospitals. Road accidents in Egypt are alarmingly frequent, with nearly 6,000 fatalities recorded in 2025, a figure attributed to reckless driving and subpar road upkeep. Just last month, another devastating collision occurred, claiming the lives of 18 people and injuring 30 others when two trucks crashed in the northern Ismailia governorate.
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