One Russian citizen and an Egyptian lost his life in the end, an accident with a tourist bus in the resort area of Hurghada, said the official representative of the Ministry of health of Egypt Hussam Abdel Ghaffar.
the health Ministry added that eleven bus passengers were injured, informs RIA "news" referring to Sputnik Arabic.



however, in the Federal tourism Agency, indicating the information of the Russian Embassy in Cairo, challenged the deaths of Russian citizens in an accident in Egypt, reports the news Agency. For its part in the Russian Embassy in Cairo said that determine the circumstances of the incident today in the area of Hurghada in Egypt road event, which cost the lives and damaged foreign travelers. Now employees of the foreign Ministry checking information about what car accident victims were two citizens of Russia. First Tuesday stated that a tour bus with 20 passengers, most of whom have Russian citizenship, EN route from Alexandria to the town of RAS Gharib in the red sea and made a collision with a truck. It was noted that the victims of the accident were two tourists from Russia, at least nine people were injured. According to local media, except for citizens of Russia, in the bus were also citizens of Ukraine. The accident happened in the area Chukar 40-kilometer route Hurghada - RAS Gharib. All the victims taken to a hospital in Hurghada.

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