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33 killed in tour bus crash near Sharm El-Sheikh

Friday, 22 August 20143 min read

Two tour buses have crashed near Sharm El-Sheikh leaving 33 people dead and 41 injured.

According to Egypt’s state news agency Mena, one of the buses was heading from Sharm El-Sheikh to Cairo when it hit a bus coming in the opposite direction.

One of the vehicles overturned in the crash, which happened early this morning about 30 miles from the popular Egyptian resort.

It is believed the passengers were from the Ukraine, Saudi Arabia and the Yemen.

Some of the injured are reported to be in a critical condition.