8 Dutch tourists die in Egypt collision

Eight Dutch tourists were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a bus in southern Egypt yesterday, the interior ministry said.

Security sources in Aswan said an Egyptian also died. Five Egyptians and 10 Dutch and Belgian tourists were hurt in the accident, which took place on the road that links the tourist towns of Aswan and Abusimble.

A Dutch embassy spokesman said the collision occurred 90 miles south of Aswan.