22 dead in bus accident in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula

At least 22 people were killed and 29 injured in a road accident in the southern Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, according to local authorities, Report informs via Sky News.

The accident occurred on the road between Dahab and Nuweiba, when a tourist bus overturned.

Earlier reports had put the death toll at 16. The injured were taken to hospitals in Sharm el-Sheikh, St. Catherine, and Al-Fayrouz.

Jordan's Al-Mamlaka TV reported that 10 Jordanian citizens were among the dead. The Jordanian Foreign Ministry confirmed the deaths of its nationals but did not specify the exact number.

The cause of the accident has not yet been disclosed.