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At least 16 killed in bus crash on Egypt’s Red Sea coast
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At least 16 killed in bus crash on Egypt’s Red Sea coast

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • At least 16 people died and 28 were injured in a bus crash on a road between Dahab and Nuweiba in Egypt’s South Sinai governorate.
  • The health ministry sent 20 ambulances to provide first aid and evacuate the injured, while the cause of the crash remained unknown.
  • The area is a popular tourist destination, and Egypt recorded nearly 6,000 road deaths in 2025, according to the report.

At least 16 people were killed and 28 injured when a bus crashed on the Red Sea coast in eastern Egypt, the country’s health ministry said.

The crash occurred on Wednesday morning on the road between the tourist towns of Dahab and Nuweiba in the South Sinai governorate. The ministry dispatched 20 ambulances to the scene to provide first aid and evacuate those injured.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known. The area attracts visitors from around the world and is a popular tourist destination.

Deadly traffic accidents are common across Egypt. Nearly 6,000 people died in road crashes in the country in 2025, according to figures cited by BBC. Last month, 18 people were killed and 30 injured when two trucks collided in the northeastern governorate of Ismailia.

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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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