The Associated Press reports that an Egyptian health official says a bus carrying Mexican tourists has overturned in the Sinai peninsula, killing at least five. Head of emergency services for South Sinai governorate Khaled Abou Hashem says that the bus was carrying tourists from Saint Catherine’s monastery to the Red Sea resort of Dahab. He says 17 were injured, one of whom is in critical condition. He said the death toll is expected to rise. Read article
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A tourist couple from West Bengal was killed and nine other passengers were injured when the vehicle they were traveling skidded off the road at Phidang along the Dikchu-Singtam road on May 22 evening, according to a isikkim.com report. The tourists were returning to Gangtok after a trip to North Sikkim when the mishap occurred […]
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Scandasia.com reports that 2012 was a tough year for Swedes in Thailand. 105 died, which is the highest number ever in one year and almost double from the 55 deaths in 2007. “There have been unusually many traffic accidents involving Swedes in the first half of 2012. Another reason is that is becoming more popular […]
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According to xinhuanet.com, a car bomb explosion struck a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday, killing eight pilgrims and wounding 19 others, a provincial police source said. The attack occurred in the afternoon when a bomb-laden car parked on a main road near the city of Balad, some […]
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BBC.co.uk reported that three Brazilian tourists have been killed and more than 20 other people injured after two hot-air balloons collided in Turkey, officials say. One ascending balloon was torn open as it hit the basket of another, and then plunged to the ground, witnesses said. The accident happened in Cappadocia, a region popular with […]
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As reported by zeenews.india.com, “Three women tourists — two Taiwanese and one Chinese-American — were today killed when their bus overturned and fell from a cliff in central China’s Hunan Province. The accident took place at about 11 am when a bus carrying 16 people — a local driver and tourist guide, six Taiwanese tourists […]
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As reported by thanhniennews.com, “At least three Vietnamese were killed and 33 others were injured when a tourist bus ran off the road and fell into an abyss soon after crossing the Laos border Saturday afternoon. With help from Lao emergency units, all the victims have been brought back to Vietnam, where 28 of the […]
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As reported by scmp.com, “The pilot of the hot-air balloon that crashed in Egypt in February killing 19 people – nine of them Hongkongers – has been arrested and ordered to prison pending the outcome of an investigation, balloon operators say. But the hospital where Moman Mourad is recovering under police guard, say he is […]
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As reported by rbth.ru, “A bus carrying Russian youngsters crashed near Antwerp in Belgium on Sunday, killing at least five people, Russia’s Federal Tourism Agency spokeswoman Irina Shchegolkova said. ‘According to information available to us, five have died: the bus driver, the tour guide, the head of the group and two teenagers while 17 are […]
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As reported by Irishtimes.com a Canadian tourist who died following a car crash in Wexford earlier this week has been identified as the wife of a former head of the Vancouver Olympics. Deborah Sharp-Furlong (48) was badly injured following a collision last Thursday and later died in Tallaght Hospital. Read Article
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