Three Italian tourists killed in Egyptian accident

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 1 (Reuters) Three Italian tourists -- a man, a woman and a child -- and their Egyptian driver were killed in a collision between their minibus and a truck in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh today, rescue services said.

Six other Italians in the same vehicle -- four men, a woman and a child -- were injured and have been taken to the international hospital in the town, they added.

The collision took place on the main road between the resort and Sharm el-Sheikh airport.

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