At least 16 people died and 28 more were injured on Wednesday morning when a bus crashed on a highway in eastern Egypt, according to the country’s health ministry. The accident occurred on the road connecting the Red Sea resort towns of Dahab and Nuweiba, in the South Sinai governorate—a stretch of coastline popular with tourists from around the world for its beaches and diving sites.
Egyptian and Jordanian news outlets reported that citizens of Jordan were among those killed, though full details on the nationalities of victims have not been officially confirmed. Emergency crews scrambled roughly 20 ambulances to the scene to treat the wounded and transport them to nearby hospitals. Egyptian authorities have not yet determined what caused the crash.
Fatal road accidents remain distressingly common in Egypt. Government figures show nearly 6,000 people died in traffic-related incidents across the country in 2025 alone. Officials and safety experts frequently point to reckless driving habits and neglected road infrastructure as the main culprits behind the country’s high crash rate.
This latest tragedy follows a similarly deadly collision just last month, when two trucks crashed head-on in the northeastern Ismailia governorate, killing 18 people and injuring 30 others.
You can read the original BBC report for further updates on this developing story.
Source: Bus crash on Egypt's Red Sea coast kills 16 (feeds.bbci.co.uk). English version produced with AI assistance.
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