JEDDAH, 8 June 2003 — Fifteen Egyptians were killed and 34 injured when a bus carrying them collided with a truck on a road between the port of Dhiba and Riyadh, 130 km from Tabuk, yesterday morning.

“The injured were rushed to King Fahd and King Khaled hospitals in Tabuk,” Egyptian Consul General Ahmed Fouad El-Bidewy told Arab News. He said 49 Egyptians were on board the bus. “Other details are awaited,” he added.