Egypt: ten dead including four French in a bus accident near Aswan

A bus accident in Egypt in Aswan in the south of the country killed 10 people on Wednesday April 13, four French, one Belgian and five Egyptians were killed. Drama in Egypt this Wednesday, April 13. A traffic accident, involving a bus, killed 10 people near Aswan, in the tourist region in the south of the country. Among the victims, four French, one Belgian and five Egyptians were killed. In addition, 14 people were injured in the accident and are currently in “stable” condition after being hospitalized for “fractures, bruises and superficial injuries” according to the provincial governor. The accident took place early this morning when the bus carrying the tourists collided with a car on the 300 km desert road that connects the city of Aswan to the temples of Abu Simbel, one of the major sites tourism in Egypt. Egypt remains a country where the Highway Code is poorly respected and the roads are often in poor condition. According to official figures in 2020, more than 7,000 people had lost their lives in traffic accidents in the country.