On the Egyptian peninsula Sinai several torist and Egyptian citizens were injured due to a bus accident while going from the monastery St. Katherine to Nuweiba. The Egyptian bus driver died according  the police statement. Until now there is no accurate number of how many Germans, French or Belgiums were injured but according the police statement there were 9 Germans, 4 Belgium and 1 French women injured. All survived victims were not in a life-threatening condition and were transported to the Internation Hospital in the resort of Sharm El-Sheikh.

The police stated, a bursted tire while driving through a curve was the cause for the accident. The road is situated between the mountains and is very curvy. Egyptian bus drivers are well known for their risky way of driving, even courses for the bus drivers organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism were unable to stop this.