A Polish woman was killed and 19 other Poles injured when a tourist bus collided with a truck in Egypt s Sinai peninsula, police said.
Two Egyptians were also killed. The bus, traveling from the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh to Cairo, was speeding when it collided with a truck parked on the side of the road. The accident took place on a bend in the road near Uyun Musa, about 15 km southwest of the town of Suez
Some 6,000 people die in road accidents each year in Egypt. A report by the country s transport ministry has said they were the second-highest cause of death in the country. According to experts, 35,000 people are injured each year in Egypt in road accidents, which are estimated to cause annual losses of up to $350 million. Traffic regulations are often badly enforced. Many of the country s coastal and desert roads allow for high speeds and accidents caused by reckless overtaking are frequent. Agencies
