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12 die in head on collision in Egypt's Sinai peninsula
At least 12 people were killed and 34 injured in a head-on road collition between a tourist bus and a truck in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Monday, security sources said.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:07 September 15, 2008
Cairo: At least 12 people were killed and 34 injured in a head-on road collision between a tourist bus and a truck in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Monday, security sources said.
Seven of the dead were foreign tourists from from Russia, Ukraine and the Netherlands.
Reckless driving, lax traffic rules and poor road conditions lead to a high road death toll in Egypt. A new traffic code with tougher punishments for lawbreakers came into effect at the start of August.
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