22 People Killed in Bus Crash in Egypt
- Twenty-Two people were killed and 28 injured when a bus carrying Egyptians and Jordanians overturned on the Dahab-Nuweiba road in South Sinai, Egypt, on Wednesday.
- The injured were taken to Sharm El Sheikh International Hospital, Saint Catherine Hospital, and Al-Fayrouz Medical Complex for treatment, with emergency response activated including the dispatch of ambulances.
- A technical committee was formed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly to investigate the causes of the accident and assess vehicle, driver, and road safety.
- Compensation of EGP 100,000 per death will be paid by the Financial Regulatory Authority, which is coordinating with Jordanian officials to settle claims for Jordanian victims.
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Cyprus sends condolences to Egypt, Jordan after Sinai bus crash kills 22
The foreign ministry has said it is “deeply saddened” by a road traffic collision involving a bus in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, which killed at least 22 people. “Our heartfelt condolences go to the families who lost their loved ones, and to the government and people of Egypt. Our thoughts are also with Jordan and the […]
A passenger bus had a flat tire and turned over, and 22 dead and 28 injured were known.
The accident occurred on the road between the tourist towns of Dahab and Nuweiba.
Egypt Ready to Facilitate Repatriation of Jordanian Bodies
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ayman Safadi on Wednesday extended Jordan’s condolences to the Arab Republic of Egypt over the victims of the accident that occurred earlier that day on the Dahab–Nuweiba road in South Sinai, leaving several people dead and injured, and expressed his wishes for the injured a speedy recovery.
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