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CAIRO (Reuters) - Three German tourists were killed on Sunday when their car was in collision with a freight train near the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada, a security source and a witness said.

The two women and one man were in a group that also included three other Germans and an Egyptian driver, who were taken to hospital with injuries, the security source said. The group had been travelling to Marsa Alam, a coastal resort further south.

Reckless driving, lax traffic rules and poor road conditions cause many road crashes in Egypt. A series of road and rail accidents in recent years has sparked public outcry over the government's record on transport safety.