Bus Crash On Egypt Highway Kills 12 Near Suez

Twelve people were killed on an Egyptian highway early Sunday when their bus overturned on their return from the popular Red Sea resort Sharm El-Sheikh, medical and security sources said.

Thirty-four other passengers were injured and transported to the port town of Suez for treatment, the medical source added.

No specific cause for the accident about 110 kilometres (70 miles) east of the capital Cairo was immediately given by authorities.

Deadly road accidents due to driver error and dilapidated infrastructure are common in Egypt. Some 7,000 people were killed last year in road accidents, according to official figures.

The Suez Health Directorate declared a state of emergency in the general hospital to treat the injured, and operations rooms were opened for cases that needed surgical intervention.

The dead and wounded include children, it added, and the injuries included concussions, bleeding, fractures, bruises and abrasions.

The sources indicated some of the injured are in critical condition.

Suez Governorate officials moved to the Suez General Hospital to follow up on the injured and providing them with medical care. Meanwhile, security leaders in Suez moved to the scene of the accident to find out the causes of the incident and remove its debris from the road.