16 dead in bus crash in Egypt's Sinai: Health ministry

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02 September, 2026, 01:05 pm

Last modified: 02 September, 2026, 01:09 pm

16 dead in bus crash in Egypt's Sinai: Health ministry

Twenty ambulances rushed to the scene of the accident, which occurred on the road between the popular tourist towns of Dahab and Nuweiba on South Sinai's eastern coast.

BSS/AFP

02 September, 2026, 01:05 pm

Last modified: 02 September, 2026, 01:09 pm

Representational Image. Photo: BSS

Representational Image. Photo: BSS

A bus crash in Egypt's eastern Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday killed 16 people and injured 28 others, the country's health ministry reported.

Twenty ambulances rushed to the scene of the accident, which occurred on the road between the popular tourist towns of Dahab and Nuweiba on South Sinai's eastern coast.

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