four French people lost their lives in a bus accident

A bus caught fire in the middle of a desert area in the south of Egypt, Wednesday April 13. On images, two men, equipped with fire extinguishers, try to extinguish it without success. A few minutes later, the vehiclecompletely ablaze. A long plume of smoke then escapes from the scene of the accident. From minibuses stopped nearby, tourists observe the scene, amazed.

According to the governor of Aswan (Egypt), who went to the hospital, five passengers died: four French and a Belgian. 14 people are also injured, including eight French. According to the first elements of the investigation, the bus would have collided with a car early in the morning, on the road between Abu Simbel (Egypt) and Aswan. The country, with its often poorly maintained roads, is particularly affected by road accidents. In 2020, 7,000 people died in bus accidents in Egypt.