An educator on board the Royal Beau Rivage cruise liner tragically lost her life following a collision with another ship on Sunday.

People magazine reports that the accident occurred on December 21 on the Nile River, near Luxor, Egypt, when the cruise ship and another vessel, the Opera, collided.

As a result of the impact, 47-year-old Italian teacher Denise Ruggeri, who was traveling with her husband, sustained fatal injuries after falling inside her cabin, which led to punctured lungs.

The crash also resulted in other passengers being thrown overboard, and numerous cabins suffered significant damage, as reported by L’Unione Sarda.

The incident unfolded at sunset when the captain of the Royal Beau Rivage attempted a “sudden, sharp maneuver,” while the ships navigated through a lock on the river, according to reports.

The Maritime Executive reports the captain’s license has since been suspended, citing the Egypt’s General Authority for River Transport.

The captain “violated international river navigation rules, which grant right of way to vessels traveling with the current,” Nova.News reports.

Rueggerio, of Cagnano Amiterno, worked as an educator in Pizzoli.

“It is dreadful to think of a young life lost like that, at a time when she should have been happy,” said Iside Di Martino, the mayor of Cagnano Amiterno, said.

“Denise had gone there on holiday to admire the beauty of all those places. We face very difficult days ahead. I know her and her family. Everyone knows everyone in this village. Her father was once deputy mayor.

“Denise was known by so many of the children here – she taught in a private infants’ school in the nearby village of Pizzoli.”

An investigation continues. Check back for updates.

[Feature Photo: Denise Ruggeri/Facebook]