At least 22 killed in passenger bus crash in Egypt’s Sinai

Cairo: At least 22 people, including Egyptians and Jordanians, were killed and 28 others injured after a passenger bus crashed Wednesday in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, authorities in Egypt and Jordan said.

The crash took place on a road connecting the popular tourist resorts of Dahab and Nuweiba in South Sinai province, according to the Egyptian Health Ministry.

The ministry said 20 ambulances were sent to the site to evacuate those killed and injured to nearby hospitals. It did not provide details on the nationalities of the victims.

Jordan’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that Jordanians were among those affected but did not give a specific number.