Two Israeli tourists who were seriously injured in a car crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula succumbed to their wounds, the Foreign Ministry announced, Ynet reports. Five other Israelis were in the vehicle with the victims at the time of the crash, one of them was moderately hurt while the rest suffered mild injuries.
The group was transferred to the border crossing in Taba, from where they were taken to Yoseftal Medical Center in the southern resort town of Eilat. Five others were being treated at the hospital, but the Foreign Ministry said there was no danger to their lives.
The accident in the popular tourist destination took place when the van the Israeli group was driving collided head-on with another vehicle, Ynet reports.
