Bodies of Jordanians killed in Egypt’s worst recent crash repatriated

The bodies of nine Jordanians killed in one of Egypt’s worst recent road accidents returned to Jordan on Friday, as authorities prepared to bring home survivors who were injured in the crash.

Jordanian Foreign Ministry spokesman Fuad Al Mayali said the ministry coordinated with Jordan’s embassy in Egypt and other relevant bodies to oversee the repatriation. One of the 10 Jordanian victims was buried in Egypt at the family’s request.

Officials are also arranging the transfer of the injured to Jordan, based on their health and medical reports, in coordination with Egyptian medical authorities. The crash killed at least 22 people and injured 28 others on Wednesday along the Dahab-Nuweiba road in southern Sinai, an area popular with tourists.

Jordanian officials said the bus belonged to an Egyptian company specializing in maritime transport between Cairo and Amman. Road accidents remain a serious and recurring problem in Egypt, linked to speeding, poor vehicle maintenance, violations of safety rules and, in some cases, overcrowding.

Egypt’s official statistics agency, CAPMAS, recorded 5,829 road deaths and 84,553 injuries in 2025. Several other deadly crashes have occurred in the past six months, including one on Aug. 11 that killed 18 people.