Bus crash in Egypt’s South Sinai kills at least 21

A bus crash in Egypt’s South Sinai governorate has killed at least 21 people and injured more than 20 others, the Ministry of Health and Population said.

The incident happened on Wednesday morning on the road from Dahab to Nuweiba on the eastern coast of the Sinai Peninsula, an area with resorts along the Red Sea popular with tourists.

A number of Jordanians were on the bus and initial information indicated several were killed and injured, Jordan’s foreign ministry said.

Jordan’s state media reported that 10 of the victims in the crash were Jordanian nationals, adding that the bus was carrying 43 people in total, including 22 Jordanians.

Egypt’s Health Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said 20 ambulances were dispatched to the scene to evacuate and treat the wounded.

Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar ordered medical facilities to raise their level of preparedness and provide the injured with necessary medical care, medicines and supplies.

Deadly road accidents are common in Egypt. Last year, nearly 6,000 people died in road accidents across the country, according to Egypt’s state statistics agency.