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Victims of bus incident in Egypt reach 22 deaths

Published: 02 Sep 2026 - 06:10 pm | Last Updated: 02 Sep 2026 - 06:12 pm
The wreckage of a passenger bus that overturned on the Dahab-Nuweiba road is pictured at the site of the crash in Egypt's South Sinai province on September 2, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

The wreckage of a passenger bus that overturned on the Dahab-Nuweiba road is pictured at the site of the crash in Egypt's South Sinai province on September 2, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

QNA

Cairo: The number of victims as a result of the bus incident in the South Sinai Governorate of Egypt has reached 22 deaths and 28 injured.

Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) stated that 13 injured were taken to Sharm El Sheikh International Hospital, 9 to Saint Catherine Hospital, while 6 other cases were taken to El Fayrouz Hospital.

Earlier, MOHP had announced the death of 16 people and the injury of 28 others in an initial estimate due to the accident of a bus overturning on the Dahab-Nuweiba road in South Sinai Governorate.