CAIRO (Updated) - Eight tourists, including three Russians, were killed and 24 injured when their bus overturned on a main road in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, state media reported on Saturday. The initial investigation showed that the driver lost control of the vehicle late Friday. The nationalities of the other tourists had not yet been disclosed, a state-run news website reported. The injured were airlifted to Cairo for treatment. Traffic accidents are common in Egypt due to poor road conditions, weak enforcement of safety regulations and reckless driving. Some 8,000 people die and 32,000 are injured on Egypt's roads each year, according to official accounts.
