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| Tourists die in Egypt bus crash |
Tourists die in Egypt bus crash |
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Eight people have been killed after a tourist bus crashed and caught fire in Egypt's Sinai peninsula. | Nine people have been killed after a tourist bus crashed and caught fire in Egypt's Sinai peninsula. |
| The bus was apparently rounding a sharp bend when it overturned about 40 miles (70 km) south of the city of Suez. | The bus was apparently rounding a sharp bend when it overturned about 40 miles (70 km) south of the city of Suez. |
| Russians, Egyptians, Britons, Canadians, Italians, Romanians and Ukrainians are said to be among at least 27 injured - many badly burned. | Russians, Egyptians, Britons, Canadians, Italians, Romanians and Ukrainians are said to be among at least 27 injured - many badly burned. |
| Road accidents claim thousands of lives every year in Egypt. Speeding, reckless driving and bad roads are blamed. | Road accidents claim thousands of lives every year in Egypt. Speeding, reckless driving and bad roads are blamed. |
| The bus was carrying 40 people from the Sinai resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to the capital, Cairo, when the crash happened. | The bus was carrying 40 people from the Sinai resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to the capital, Cairo, when the crash happened. |
The bodies of the eight people killed were said to be badly burned, as are many of the injured who have been taken to three nearby hospitals. | The bodies of the nine people killed were said to be badly burned, as are many of the injured who have been taken to three nearby hospitals. |
| The nationalities of the dead have not yet been released, nor are there details about the identity of those hurt. | The nationalities of the dead have not yet been released, nor are there details about the identity of those hurt. |
| The cause of the accident is unknown, but one report suggested a tyre had blown as the bus rounded the bend in the road. | The cause of the accident is unknown, but one report suggested a tyre had blown as the bus rounded the bend in the road. |
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