Another tourist bus crash – this time in Egypt
May 1st, 2008 at 11:16pm Under Overland travel+ travel news
It’s not that long ago that I was reporting on the bus which crashed in Ecuador, killing 5 British passengers on their way to start the volunteering portion of their holiday of a lifetime. Now another fatal accident has claimed the lives of “at least nine” out of a group composed mainly of North American and European tourists, this time in Egypt.
There seems to be little to connect these two events, less than 3 weeks apart, except for the one thing: both involved bus travel on roads in far-flung places. Places where, for argument’s sake, perhaps road safety is not such a priority as we have come to expect back home.
I do want to extend my sympathy to the families of those killed, and hopes for the speedy recovery of those injured.
But what can one say after that? Well, basically, I think it would be best to try and travel by train, by air, anything but by bus if you’re going outside the safe confines of home. This is a shame, because bus travel is always cheaper – but saving a little cash at the risk of your life is not the best thing to do.
So, if you were planning a trip by bus so as to get to somewhere you otherwise might not be able to afford to go, maybe you should take these two terrible tragedies into account and either save a bit longer or go somewhere easier to reach.
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