Wisma Putra confirms no Malaysians killed in Egypt bus crash

PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry has confirmed that five Malaysians from one family involved in the bus crash in Egypt yesterday were injured.

The ministry in a statement said all the Malaysian victims were involved in the crash while on their way to Cairo from Hurghada at about 11am local time.

“All the Malaysian victims were reported to have been injured and were sent to Suez Canal Hospital and Children’s Hospital in Cairo for further treatment.

“The Malaysian Embassy in Cairo is in the midst of providing consular assistance to the victims and will continue to monitor the situation from time to time,” the statement said.

Meanwhile, sources from the Malaysian Embassy in Cairo informed that no Malaysian was killed in the crash, according to an AFT report this morning.

It is understood that embassy officials had gone to the hospital and confirmed that all five Malaysian victims were injured.

Earlier, AFP reported that a road crash in Egypt killed six people, including tourists from India and Malaysia, and injured at least 24 others.

A medical source said two female Malaysian tourists and an Indian man were killed along with three Egyptians – one bus driver, a tour guide and a security guard.

The accident occurred when two buses carrying tourists crashed into a truck east of Cairo on the road to the Ain Sokhna resort on the Red Sea.

Ain Sokhna is a popular seaside resort town in the Suez governorate southeast of Cairo.

Source: NST