16 killed in bus crash in Egypt’s Sinai

• A bus crash in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed 16 people and injured 28 on the road between Dahab and Nuweiba.
• Twenty ambulances attended the scene, and the injured are receiving medical care; the crash cause remains unknown.
• Egypt faces frequent road accidents due to reckless driving, poor vehicle maintenance, and uneven law enforcement, with nearly 6,000 deaths in 2025.

CAIRO - A bus crash in Egypt’s eastern Sinai Peninsula on Sept 2 killed 16 people and injured 28 others, the health ministry reported.

Twenty ambulances rushed to the scene of the accident, which occurred on the road between the popular tourist towns of Dahab and Nuweiba on South Sinai’s eastern coast, the ministry said.

The authorities said the injured were receiving medical care but did not say what caused the crash.

The area is a popular tourist destination, known for its marine biodiversity, natural beauty and mountain hiking trails.

Car crashes are common in Egypt, and often blamed on reckless driving, poor maintenance and uneven law enforcement.

In 2025, nearly 6,000 people died in road accidents across the country, according to Egypt’s state statistics agency. AFP