A devastating bus collision in Egypt’s eastern South Sinai governorate has left at least 16 people dead and 28 others injured, according to an official statement from the country’s Ministry of Health. The crash unfolded on Wednesday morning along the key highway connecting the popular Red Sea coastal towns of Dahab and Nuweiba, a stretch of road that sees heavy tourist traffic year-round.
Local Egyptian and Jordanian media reports have confirmed that Jordanian citizens are among the fatalities, though full details on the nationalities of all victims have not yet been released by Egyptian authorities. In response to the incident, emergency services dispatched around 20 ambulances to the remote crash site, where first responders administered urgent on-site care before airlifting and transporting injured survivors to local hospitals for further treatment.
As of Wednesday afternoon, investigators have not yet determined the root cause of the collision, with official inquiries still ongoing. The South Sinai Red Sea coast is one of Egypt’s most popular tourist draws, welcoming millions of international visitors annually who come for its coral reefs, coastal landscapes, and diving sites.
This latest crash highlights a persistent and deadly road safety crisis that has plagued Egypt for years. Official government data shows that the country recorded nearly 6,000 traffic-related fatalities in 2025 alone. Traffic safety experts and local officials frequently attribute the high rate of deadly incidents to two key contributing factors: widespread reckless driving behavior and chronic underinvestment in road maintenance across much of the national highway network.
This tragedy comes just one month after another major deadly collision in the country: a crash between two heavy goods lorries in Egypt’s north-eastern Ismailia governorate that killed 18 people and left another 30 with injuries, underscoring how widespread the issue of dangerous road conditions has become.