EGYPT HORROR CRASH

Ex-Labour councillor dies in hit-and-run lorry crash after visiting Tutankhamun’s tomb

The Tomas Cook hire car driver and guide suffered serious injuries

erika sanger

Published: 1:43, 23 Nov 2016

A BRIT was killed in a hit-and-run smash with a lorry in Egypt after visiting Tutankhamun’s tomb.

John Traynor, 64, died in hospital.

Tragic ... John Traynor died in hospital after being in a hit-and-run crash in Egypt — Tragic ... John Traynor died in hospital after being in a hit-and-run crash in EgyptCredit: Ben Lack Photography Ltd

Partner Julie Galbraith, 64, survived.

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The hit-and-run happened shortly after the British tourists visited Tutankhamun's tomb — The hit-and-run happened shortly after the British tourists visited Tutankhamun's tombCredit: Alamy

Their Thomas Cook hire car driver and guide suffered serious injuries.

John, of Thornton, Lancs, was a civil servant and ex-Labour councillor.

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Egypt