Agadir: 12 Dead, 36 Injured in Traffic Accident (Local Authorities)

Agadir: 12 Dead, 36 Injured in Traffic Accident (Local Authorities)
Tuesday 4 August 2020 - 15:51

A total of twelve people, including a girl, died and 36 were injured, including six seriously, in a road accident that occurred Tuesday morning on the national road No. 1 at the level of Douar Imzi (Imsouane commune), when a bus carrying passengers between Casablanca and Tan-Tan overturned.

Local and security authorities, as well as civil protection elements, moved to the scene to provide first aid and transfer the victims to hospital, said the local authorities of the Agadir-Ida Outanane prefecture.

An investigation has been opened by the competent authorities to clarify the ins and outs of this accident and to determine responsibility, the same source added.

According to preliminary data, the accident was due to speeding.

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