At least 31 people were killed and nine injured Friday in a head-on collision between a bus carrying young athletes and a truck near Tan-Tan in southern Morocco, announced the local authorities and the Moroccan media.
The tragedy occurred in the early morning and left at least 31 dead and nine injured, including two seriously, reported MAP reported, citing local authorities. According to several media reports, the bus, which caught fire after the crash, carrying young athletes and their coach, returning from a competition in the north.
Media news sites 24 and Goud forward a balance sheet, yet unofficial, 40 deaths in total over the passenger fifties. At least eight people were hospitalized in Tan-Tan, told AFP Mohamed Azzaz, health director for the Guelmim-Smara region. Nearly 4,000 people die each year on Moroccan roads, nearly 12 victims each day on average.
The authorities have implemented various measures to try to combat the scourge of road safety, especially in the wake of the worst bus accident history of the kingdom (42 deaths) occurred in September 2012 between Marrakech and Ouarzazate ( south).
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