Bus crash on Egypt’s Red Sea coast kills 16
At least 16 people have died and 28 more been injured after a bus crashed on a coastal road in eastern Egypt, the country's health ministry has said. The crash happened on Wednesday morning on the route between the Red Sea towns of Dahab and Nuweiba in the South Sinai governorate, an area popular with tourists from around the world.
Egyptian authorities dispatched around 20 ambulances to the scene to treat the injured and evacuate casualties. The cause of the crash has not yet been established, and the story is still developing, with officials expected to release further details in due course.
- Bus crash in South Sinai, Egypt kills at least 16 people
- 28 others injured; around 20 ambulances sent to scene
- Cause unknown; area is a popular tourist destination
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Egypt's South Sinai region, on the Red Sea coast, is a major draw for foreign holidaymakers, thanks to resort towns such as Dahab and Nuweiba that are known for diving and beach tourism. These towns are connected by coastal roads that also carry a steady flow of local traffic, buses and tourist transport, often over long, sparsely populated stretches.
Road safety is a recurring concern in Egypt, where poor road conditions, high speeds and vehicle maintenance issues have previously contributed to serious accidents, including ones involving buses. Crashes on tourist routes tend to draw wider international attention because of the mix of local and foreign travellers who use them.
Incidents like this typically prompt a government response involving emergency services, an investigation into the cause, and public statements from health or transport ministries, which is the kind of process now expected to unfold in the coming days.