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Tragic Bus Crash in Egypt Claims 14 Hong Kong Lives

1/31/2026

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Fourteen Hong Kong tourists died in a bus crash in southern Egypt on January 31, 2006.
Thirty people were injured, including the Egyptian driver Salah Mohammed Mahmud.
The Jetour Holiday tour group was traveling from Hurghada to Luxor.
Police arrested the Egyptian driver Salah Mohammed Mahmud, who faces charges for dangerous driving.
This incident ranks as one of the worst accidents involving Hong Kong tourists.

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Story summary

Fourteen Hong Kong tourists died in a bus crash in southern Egypt on January 31, 2006.
Thirty people were injured, including the Egyptian driver Salah Mohammed Mahmud.
The Jetour Holiday tour group was traveling from Hurghada to Luxor.
Police arrested the Egyptian driver Salah Mohammed Mahmud, who faces charges for dangerous driving.
This incident ranks as one of the worst accidents involving Hong Kong tourists.