A devastating bus accident occurred on Wednesday along the Dahab-Nuweibaa road in Egypt’s South Sinai region, resulting in the tragic deaths of 16 people. According to reports from the national health ministry, an additional 28 individuals sustained injuries during the incident. The stretch of highway where the crash took place is a well-known route situated along the scenic Red Sea coast, an area that frequently draws both domestic and international tourists.

This heartbreaking event follows another major road disaster that occurred just last month in Egypt’s Ismailia governorate, which claimed the lives of 15 people and left 32 others injured. Authorities have yet to release specific details regarding the cause of the latest accident, but the back-to-back occurrences have once again cast a spotlight on road safety concerns across the country.