04 / 10
Bus crash kills 22 in South Sinai
A passenger bus overturned on the road between Egypt’s Red Sea resort towns of Dahab and Nuweiba.
What happened
Twenty-two people were killed and 28 injured when a passenger bus overturned Wednesday on the road between Dahab and Nuweiba in Egypt’s South Sinai. The route serves Red Sea resorts. Egypt’s Health Ministry sent ambulances, and Jordan confirmed that its nationals were among the casualties.
Numbers
- 22 killedDeath toll from the crash — The ministry revised an earlier toll
- 28 injuredPeople treated after the crash
- 10 Jordanians killedJordanian death toll reported — Reported by Jordanian state media
- Nearly 6,000 deathsEgypt road fatalities in 2025
Questions
- Who was travelling on the bus?
- Egyptians and Jordanians were among those killed, and Jordan confirmed that its citizens were among the casualties as well.
- How did emergency services respond?
- Egyptian authorities dispatched ambulances and transferred injured people to nearby hospitals; three hospitals were treating them in the area.
- Why is road safety an issue?
- Egypt’s authorities recorded nearly 6,000 road deaths in 2025 and have linked many crashes to driving, road conditions and enforcement.
- Why does the location matter?
- The road links Dahab and Nuweiba, Red Sea resorts popular with tourists, so the crash affected a route used by visitors.
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
The catch
Authorities have not disclosed the cause or confirmed how many people were aboard the bus.
Early reports differed on fatalities.