Cairo, Jan 8 (AFP\/APP):At least 14 people were killed and 17 injured Saturday when a coach and a minibus smashed into each other at high speed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, security officials said.<\/p>\n
The minibus and the coach, which had come from the capital Cairo and was heading for the Red Sea tourist resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, collided while speeding in poor visibility due to fog around dawn, officials added.<\/p>\n
The crash took place close to El-Tor in southern Sinai, some 300 kilometres (185 miles) southeast of Cairo.<\/p>\n
The casualties were taken to a hospital in El-Tor.
\nTravel accidents are frequent in Egypt, where many roads are badly maintained and traffic rules often neglected.<\/p>\n
About 7,000 people were killed on the country’s roads in 2020, according to official figures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cairo, Jan 8 (AFP\/APP):At least 14 people were killed and 17 injured Saturday when a coach and a minibus smashed into each other at high speed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, security officials said. The minibus and the coach, which had come from the capital Cairo […]<\/p>\n
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