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| Two Britons hurt in Egypt crash | |
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| Two Britons were injured in the Egypt bus crash that killed nine people, the British Embassy in Cairo has confirmed. | Two Britons were injured in the Egypt bus crash that killed nine people, the British Embassy in Cairo has confirmed. |
| Neither of the hurt British citizens have major injuries but both of them are in hospital. | Neither of the hurt British citizens have major injuries but both of them are in hospital. |
| The bus, which was carrying 40 people, reportedly overturned on a sharp bend in the Sinai peninsula before bursting into flames. | The bus, which was carrying 40 people, reportedly overturned on a sharp bend in the Sinai peninsula before bursting into flames. |
| Road accidents claim thousands of lives every year in Egypt. Speeding, careless driving and bad roads are blamed. | Road accidents claim thousands of lives every year in Egypt. Speeding, careless driving and bad roads are blamed. |
| The bus was carrying passengers from the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to the capital, Cairo, when the crash happened about 40 miles (70 km) south of the city of Suez. | The bus was carrying passengers from the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to the capital, Cairo, when the crash happened about 40 miles (70 km) south of the city of Suez. |
| The Foreign Office said that "at least two Britons" had been on the bus. | |
| 'Blown tyre' | 'Blown tyre' |
| Russians, Egyptians, Canadians, Italians, Romanians and Ukrainians are said to be among the casualties - many of them badly burned. | Russians, Egyptians, Canadians, Italians, Romanians and Ukrainians are said to be among the casualties - many of them badly burned. |
| Authorities say the two injured Britons are being treated in two hospitals in Sharm el-Sheikh and in Suez. The FO confirmed that they have been visited by British consular staff. | |
| An FO spokeswoman said: "Neither of the two was seriously hurt and we are in touch with their families." | |
| According to Egypt's official news agency Mena, the bus is owned by a company called Azure Travel. | According to Egypt's official news agency Mena, the bus is owned by a company called Azure Travel. |
| There have been unconfirmed reports that one of its tyres blew out. | There have been unconfirmed reports that one of its tyres blew out. |
| 'On fire' | 'On fire' |
| Diana Argentieri, a 27-year-old Italian who was on holiday in Egypt with friends, said the bus rolled over three or four times. | Diana Argentieri, a 27-year-old Italian who was on holiday in Egypt with friends, said the bus rolled over three or four times. |
| She said the bus rolled off the road, down an incline and onto a rocky spur. As she made for an exit "there was a person on the floor, lying still, and other people bleeding". | She said the bus rolled off the road, down an incline and onto a rocky spur. As she made for an exit "there was a person on the floor, lying still, and other people bleeding". |
| Ms Argentieri added: "We wanted to go back in to see if there was still somebody alive, but the bus was on fire." | Ms Argentieri added: "We wanted to go back in to see if there was still somebody alive, but the bus was on fire." |