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Bus–truck collision on Egypt's Hurghada–Ras Gharib road kills 3, injures 25
October 30, 2026 at 10:59 AM · Updated 32m ago
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A passenger bus collided with a sand-loaded truck on Egypt's Red Sea coastal road on Friday, killing three people and injuring 25.
- The bus hit a heavy truck loaded with sand on the Hurghada–Ras Gharib road near Jabal al-Zayt on Friday morning.
- The death toll reached three, including the bus driver, with 25 people injured.
- Five foreign tourists — one French, one Italian and three Russians — were among the injured.
- The injured were taken to hospitals and the public prosecutor opened an investigation into the collision's causes.
- The bus struck the truck from behind near Jabal al-Zayt, causing a partial traffic halt on the road.
- The public prosecution's investigation will determine whether the collision involved criminal suspicion or a traffic error.



