A
collision between two coaches servicing the Egyptian Red Sea resort of
Sharm el-Sheikh killed 33 people on Friday, a health ministry official
said.
Egypt’s authorities go to great lengths to insulate its coastal resorts from the unrest gripping the rest of the country.
But traffic accidents are common in a country
where roads are often poorly maintained and traffic regulations are
little enforced.
At least 17 people were killed when a bus
ploughed into a truck south of Cairo last month. A crash in the Sinai
killed 24 people in March.
