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33 killed, 41 injured in Sharm al-Sheikh collision

A fatal collision occurred Friday between two tour buses on Sharm al-Sheikh-El-Tor highway leading to the death of 33 and the injury of 41.
 
Twenty-three ambulances rushed to the scene of the accident as well as a large number of security forces.
 
Ten injured were transferred to El-Tor Hospital and 31 others to Sharm al-Sheikh International Hospital.
 
A number of the victims' bodies could not be identified.
 
Twenty-one bodies were transferred to Tor Hospital's morgue and 12 others to Sharm al-Sheikh International Hospital.
 
Prosecutors in Tor headed to the hospital to question the injured regarding the events surrounding the accident.
 
General Manager of South Sinai Ambulance Facility Khaled Abu Hashem said that 10 injured have been transferred from Sharm al-Sheikh International Hospital to Tor Hospital after their condition stabilized. 
 
Among the injured were a 20-year-old Ukrainian woman, a 24-year-old Yemeni man, a 27-year-old Saudi woman and a two-year-old Saudi child, said Abu Hashem.
 
 
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm and MENA

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