TWO people have died after a coach full of tourists smashed into a truck near a beach resort in Egypt.
Some 36 other passengers, including foreigners, were injured in the devastating crash near Hurghada on the Red Sea coast.
It’s believed that 24 of the people on board were foreign tourists – and that some are seriously injured.
The two dead have been confirmed as the coach driver and one of the passengers – though their nationalities have not been released.
Several ambulances rushed to the scene early this morning and took the injured to hospitals in and around Hurghada.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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Local authorities said they got reports that a coach belonging to a Red Sea tourism company had collided with a heavy truck in the early hours of this morning.
It had reportedly set off from Hurghada and was travelling north – though its destination is unclear.
Hurghada is around 290 miles south of Cairo, Egypt’s capital.
The area is popular with tourists, who are drawn to its long, golden beaches and shimmering blue waters.
It comes after three people were killed and over 100 injured when a passenger train derailed near Cairo in August.
Shocking footage showed the vehicle lying on its side with surrounded by wounded travellers.
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