A tourist bus collides with a truck on a highway in southern Egypt and bursts into flames, killing at least 10 people, including four French and a Belgian
The bus was travelling to the Temple of Esna on the west bank of the Nile River, some 55 kilometres south of the ancient city of Luxor.
The crash happened on Wednesday on a highway about 43 kilometres south of the city of Aswan, provincial authorities said in a statement. The bus was travelling to the Temple of Esna on the west bank of the Nile River, some 55 kilometres south of the ancient city of Luxor. Many bodies were charred, and the injured suffered from burns, bruises and fractures, according to a health official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to talk to the media.
The bus in the video bore the logo of state-owned Misr Travel. The Cairo-based agency did not respond to a request for comment.Wednesday’s accident came five days after a bus crashed on a highway near the Red Sea, killing three people, including two Polish tourists.
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