16 killed in bus crash in north-eastern Egypt's Sinai

16 killed in bus crash in north-eastern Egypt
# 08 January 2022 19:40 (UTC +04:00)

At least 16 people were killed and 18 others wounded early Saturday in a bus crash on the international highway in the Sinai Peninsula in north-eastern Egypt, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement, APA reports citing Xinhua.

"Due to a fog that reduced visibility, a bus hit a microbus on the road leading to South Sinai province," the statement said.

Some 13 ambulances rushed to the scene. The wounded people who mainly suffered fractures and bruises were transferred to the nearest public hospital, it added.

An immediate investigation was underway.

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