10 killed in bus crash in southern Egypt: source-Xinhua

10 killed in bus crash in southern Egypt: source

Source: Xinhua| 2022-04-13 18:17:58|Editor: huaxia

Local officials visit the hospital where the injured in a bus crash are treated in Aswan, Egypt, on April 13, 2022. Ten people were killed in a bus crash in southern Egypt on Wednesday, a spokesperson with the governor's office of Aswan Province told Xinhua. Five Egyptians and five tourists, including four French and one Belgian, died after a tourist bus heading to Aswan Province was hit by a lorry, according to the spokesperson. (Photo by Ahmed al-Afyouni/Xinhua)

CAIRO, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were killed in a bus crash in southern Egypt on Wednesday, a spokesperson with the governor's office of Aswan Province told Xinhua.

Five Egyptians and five tourists, including four French and one Belgian, died after a tourist bus heading to Aswan Province was hit by a lorry, according to the spokesperson.

More than a dozen French and Belgian tourists had broken bones and bruises after the accident, and they were taken to a local hospital for treatment and are now in stable condition, the spokesperson said.

Firefighters work on a tourist bus burnt down in Aswan, Egypt, on April 13, 2022. Ten people were killed in a bus crash in southern Egypt on Wednesday, a spokesperson with the governor's office of Aswan Province told Xinhua. Five Egyptians and five tourists, including four French and one Belgian, died after a tourist bus heading to Aswan Province was hit by a lorry, according to the spokesperson. (Photo by Ahmed al-Afyouni/Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 13, 2022 shows a tourist bus on fire in Aswan, Egypt. Ten people were killed in a bus crash in southern Egypt on Wednesday, a spokesperson with the governor's office of Aswan Province told Xinhua. Five Egyptians and five tourists, including four French and one Belgian, died after a tourist bus heading to Aswan Province was hit by a lorry, according to the spokesperson. (Photo by Ahmed al-Afyouni/Xinhua)

Traffic police are seen at the scene of a bus crash in Aswan, Egypt, on April 13, 2022. Ten people were killed in a bus crash in southern Egypt on Wednesday, a spokesperson with the governor's office of Aswan Province told Xinhua. Five Egyptians and five tourists, including four French and one Belgian, died after a tourist bus heading to Aswan Province was hit by a lorry, according to the spokesperson. (Photo by Radwan Abo Elmagd/Xinhua)

Staff members check the scene of a bus crash in Aswan, Egypt, on April 13, 2022. Ten people were killed in a bus crash in southern Egypt on Wednesday, a spokesperson with the governor's office of Aswan Province told Xinhua. Five Egyptians and five tourists, including four French and one Belgian, died after a tourist bus heading to Aswan Province was hit by a lorry, according to the spokesperson. (Photo by Radwan Abo Elmagd/Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 13, 2022 shows a tourist bus burnt down after a crash with a lorry in Aswan, Egypt. Ten people were killed in a bus crash in southern Egypt on Wednesday, a spokesperson with the governor's office of Aswan Province told Xinhua. Five Egyptians and five tourists, including four French and one Belgian, died after a tourist bus heading to Aswan Province was hit by a lorry, according to the spokesperson. (Photo by Radwan Abo Elmagd/Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 13, 2022 shows a tourist bus burnt down after a crash with a lorry in Aswan, Egypt. Ten people were killed in a bus crash in southern Egypt on Wednesday, a spokesperson with the governor's office of Aswan Province told Xinhua. Five Egyptians and five tourists, including four French and one Belgian, died after a tourist bus heading to Aswan Province was hit by a lorry, according to the spokesperson. (Photo by Radwan Abo Elmagd/Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 13, 2022 shows a tourist bus burnt down after a crash with a lorry in Aswan, Egypt. Ten people were killed in a bus crash in southern Egypt on Wednesday, a spokesperson with the governor's office of Aswan Province told Xinhua. Five Egyptians and five tourists, including four French and one Belgian, died after a tourist bus heading to Aswan Province was hit by a lorry, according to the spokesperson. (Photo by Radwan Abo Elmagd/Xinhua)

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