SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt — Three Qatari diplomats were killed and two others injured in a road accident near Sharm El Sheikh while traveling to attend a ceremony marking the Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to local and Qatari media reports.

Egypt’s Al Qahera Al Ekhbariya said the crash occurred about 50 kilometers from Sharm El Sheikh and involved a vehicle in a convoy accompanying Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

The car, carrying five Qatari citizens and an Egyptian driver, reportedly suffered a steering malfunction.

Egyptian authorities at the scene immediately informed Qatar’s Foreign Ministry and its embassy in Cairo.

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the deaths of Saoud bin Thamer Al Thani, Abdullah Ghanem Al-Hayarin, and Hassan Jaber Al-Jaber.

The two injured diplomats — Abdullah Issa Al-Kuwari and Mohammed Abdul Aziz Al-Bouainin — are receiving treatment in Sharm El Sheikh and are expected to be flown to Qatar along with the bodies of the deceased aboard a state aircraft.

The Qatari Embassy in Egypt expressed “deep sorrow” over the loss of the three diplomats, who were members of the Emir’s office.

“Two additional diplomats are receiving treatment at a hospital in the city, and the bodies of those killed will later be transferred to Doha,” the embassy said in a statement on X.

The Associated Press, citing medical sources, reported that the diplomats were traveling to Sharm El Sheikh to attend a ceremony celebrating the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

The tragedy prompted condolences from Egyptian officials and discussions between Cairo and Doha over the handling of the investigation.

The Qatari delegation had been in Egypt as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts linked to the ceasefire talks. — Agencies