Russians were injured in an accident with a tourist bus in Egypt. What is known
An accident occurred in Egypt with a tourist bus carrying 27 Russian tourists. One woman was killed, the rest received injuries of varying severity. The bus was heading from Hurghada to Cairo for sightseeing. According to preliminary data, a truck crashed into him. What is known about the accident by this hour is in the Izvestia article.
Circumstances of the accident
• An accident involving Russian tourists occurred on November 11 at approximately 4:00 a.m. on the Hurghada–Cairo highway running along the Egyptian coast of the Red Sea. A tourist bus heading from Hurghada to visit archaeological sites in Cairo collided with a heavy truck 5 km from the city of Ras Ghareb. Ambulance crews went to the scene, they took the injured to hospitals in the city.
• The Prosecutor's Office of the Red Sea Province has launched an investigation into the circumstances of the accident and appointed traffic experts to inspect the scene. A preliminary inspection revealed that the front of the tour bus had been smashed.
Who was injured in the accident
• According to local media, there were 39 people on the bus. A bus driver and a Russian tourist were killed. Another 26 Russian citizens, two vacationers from Lithuania, seven Finnish tourists, among whom, according to preliminary data, there were several teenagers from 11 to 17 years old, and two Egyptians, including the second driver and the tour guide, were also injured. The Russian Consulate General in Hurghada confirmed the death of a Russian woman.
• After being examined by doctors, five Russians remained in hospitals with injuries of varying severity. Most of the tourists were taken back to Hurghada hotels after receiving first aid. The injured were visited at the hospital by Kamal Suleiman, Secretary General of the Red Sea Province, and Mohammed Salal, Mayor of Ras Ghareb.
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