Tragedy struck in Morrocco. A
head-on collision between a bus and lorry in Morocco
has killed 31 people, many
of them young athletes, officials say.
Nine are reported to have been
injured near the southern city of Tan-Tan.
Many of the victims were killed by a
fire which broke out following the crash, local media said.
The accident is said to have
happened on the road between the capital, Rabat, and Laayoune, which is in the
Western Sahara.
It took place early on Friday
morning in the rural district of Chbika, near Tan-Tan, local media said.
Many of those on board the bus were
school students participating in a national sports competition, the Le360.ma
local news site reported.
The site said the lorry involved was
a petrol tanker, and the collision was followed by a “terrible explosion.”
Road accidents have been on the rise
in Morocco as car ownership has nearly doubled over the last 15 years,
according to Reuters news agency.
An average of 10 people are estimated
to die every day in road accidents.
How 31 young athletes perish in road accident
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