At least 22 people, among them Egyptians and Jordanians, died when a passenger bus crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
CAIRO — At least 22 people, including citizens of Egypt and Jordan, were killed Wednesday in a passenger bus crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, officials from both nations confirmed. Twenty-eight others sustained injuries.
The crash occurred on a road connecting the popular tourist destinations of Dahab and Nuweiba in South Sinai province, according to a statement from the Egyptian Health Ministry.
The ministry reported that 20 ambulances were dispatched to the scene to evacuate the dead and injured to nearby medical facilities, but did not provide further details regarding the nationalities of the victims.
Jordan’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that Jordanian nationals were among the casualties, though it did not specify a number.
Jordan’s Al-Mamlaka television reported that 10 Jordanians died in the accident. The bus was traveling from Cairo to Amman when it overturned on the route between Dahab and Nuweiba.
The Egyptian Health Ministry did not comment on the cause of the crash. Local media, however, reported that the bus overturned after a tire blowout.
Egypt endures thousands of traffic fatalities annually, reflecting a longstanding challenge with road safety. Excessive speed, deteriorating road infrastructure, and weak enforcement of traffic regulations remain the primary contributors to collisions.
In January, a multi-vehicle pile-up on a road near the southern province of Beni Suef resulted in 21 deaths and 16 injuries.
