16 PEOPLE KILLED, 28 INJURED

CAIRO, SEPTEMBER 2 /SRNA/ - Sixteen people were killed and 28 injured in a traffic accident involving a bus on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the country's Health Ministry said.

The accident occurred on the road between the popular tourist towns of Dahab and Nuweiba on the eastern coast of South Sinai. The circumstances of the accident are not yet known.

Twenty ambulances are at the scene.

Last month, 15 people were killed and 32 injured in a traffic accident in Egypt’s Ismailia Governorate.

The Sinai Peninsula is a popular tourist destination, particularly for diving in the Red Sea.