10 killed after bus full of tourists collides with truck in Egypt
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- 15 Apr 2022
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At least 10 people, including four French and a Belgian, were killed Wednesday after a tourist bus collided with a truck on a highway in southern Egypt and burst into flames, authorities said.
The crash happened some 55 kilometers (34 miles) south of the ancient city of Luxor. The bus was traveling to the temples of Esna on the west bank of the Nile, provincial authorities said in a statement.
Along with the tourists, five Egyptians were also killed in the crash. At least 14 others were injured, including eight from France and six from Belgium, they said. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.
Many bodies were charred, and the injured suffered from burns, bruises and fractures, according to a health official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media. Aswan Provincial Governor Ashraf Attia said the injured were taken to hospitals and were in stable condition.
Wednesday’s accident came five days after a bus crashed on a highway near the Red Sea, killing three including two Polish tourists. Read More…
