Morocco’s government approved on Thursday a draft law amending compensation rules for road accident victims, Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi said, citing alarming statistics of over 655,000 crashes and 4,000 deaths in 2024.
The bill expands beneficiaries to include fostered children and dependent spouses, raises the wage base used to calculate payouts by 54% over five stages, and could increase average compensation by about 19,500 dirhams.
It also abolishes restrictions on eligibility, adds new reimbursable expenses such as medical device repairs, and standardizes procedures by unifying limitation periods at five years.
Ouahbi said the reform, developed with broad consultations across the judiciary and insurance sector, seeks to ensure fairer compensation for victims while safeg
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