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22 of August, 11:28

The number of deaths in traffic accidents with buses in Egypt rose to 38 people
According to the summary data, the victims of the collision 2 tourist buses in the South of the Sinai Peninsula became 38, 41 were injured, said the local Ministry of health.
the Commissioner of the Ministry of health of the province of South Sinai Mohamed Lashin said that rescuers throughout the night was extracted fragments of the bodies of the dead passengers. Soon after the collision To the scene of the accident were sent about 30 ambulances, informs RIA of " news " referring to the Egyptian newspaper " al-Ahram ". According to unverified information, the driver of one of the buses fell asleep at the wheel, because this was a collision. The blow was so powerful that one of the cars rolled over. Before the last working day of the week claimed 33 killed and more than 40 have received damage. The accident happened in 50 kilometres from the popular resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. Nationality of the received damage comes contradictory information. First it was claimed that among the passengers were Russian citizens. However, the Director of emergency services of the province of South Sinai Khaled Abu Hashim said, among those damages are four foreign Residents: a young girl from Ukraine, two citizens of Saudi Arabia and one Yemeni. The rest of the citizens of Egypt. Russian citizens among the dead and received no damage. To date, All the wounded delivered to one of the nearby hospitals in the city of Sharm El Sheikh. Their lives, as it was announced, is not in danger. The route, which was an accident, closed. Law enforcement conducts an investigation of the event.

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