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Second Red Sea Road Crash Injures Five Russians as Earlier Bus Wreck Toll Disputed

Conflicting official accounts complicate the picture, with hospitals treating tourists from multiple countries.

Overview

  • A collision on the Marsa AlamEl-Quseir road killed one Egyptian and injured seven, including five Russians and two Azerbaijanis, according to an Egyptian medical source.
  • The same source said one German citizen was also among the injured, and two of the five injured Russians were in serious condition, including a woman born in 1981.
  • Earlier this week, a tourist bus carrying 27 Russian nationals collided with a truck on the HurghadaCairo road near Ras-Gareb.
  • Egyptian authorities cited by RIA reported two deaths in the bus crash — the driver and a Russian woman — while the Russian consulate reported one fatality.
  • The Russian consulate said 12 Russians remain at Nile Hospital in Hurghada, eight are in hotels, and six returned to Russia, while the Red Sea health chief said five patients remain hospitalized after most were discharged.