Bus accident in Egypt kills 6, 26 injured

A speeding tourist bus overturned in southern Egypt, killing six Belgian tourists and injuring 26 other Belgian passengers early Friday. The bus crashed en route from Aswan to Abu Simbel, a famous tourist attraction.

Twenty one of the injured had been taken to the Abu Simbel International hospital. Egypt’s state-run news agency MENA said four of the injured were in critical condition and were evacuated by military helicopters to hospitals in Cairo for surgery.

Egypt has a history of serious bus and car crashes because of speeding, careless driving and poor road conditions, with at least 8,000 people killed in accidents in 2006, the most recent statistics available.

BBC News

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Tags: Abu Simbel International Hospital, accident in egypt, bus crashes, road accidents

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