Russians hurt in bus-truck crash in Egypt
Published: 06 October, 2007, 07:44
Nine Russian tourists have been injured as their bus collided with a truck in Egypt. The bus driver and a security guide were killed in the accident.
The crash took place in a tunnel under the Suez Canal not far from the country's capital Cairo.
Reports say the truck drove into the inbound lane, smashing into the bus, which was carrying 40 tourists.
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