UPDATED | Two Malaysian tourists were among six people killed in a road crash in Egypt, according to a report by AFP.

The fatal accident occurred when two buses carrying tourists crashed into a truck east of Cairo while returning from the resort town of Hurghada on the Red Sea, according to a security official.

Sources said the dead included two female Malaysian tourists and an Indian man along with three locals — a bus driver, a tour guide and a security guard.

At least 24 others were injured, according to the report.

In a statement this morning Malaysia's Foreign Ministry did not address the issue of the reported fatalities but confirmed that five Malaysian citizens from a family were involved in the crash which occurred at 11am on Saturday local time.

"All the victims were reportedly injured and have been rushed to the Suez Canal Hospital as well as the Children's Hospital, Cairo for treatment," said the statement.

The Foreign Ministry said that the Malaysian Embassy in Cairo had extended its assistance to the victims.