Wedding turns tragedy after six killed in car crash near Casablanca

Wedding turns tragedy after six killed in car crash near Casablanca
Monday 4 March 2024 - 18:03

The death toll from a traffic accident near Berrechid province on Sunday evening has reached 6 dead and 18 injured. The incident involved an agricultural vehicle overturning at the Dahamna roundabout with a family of 24 people from the Berrechid district. These circumstances are under preliminary judicial investigation by gendarmerie members in Ould Hariz, Settat region.

According to sources from Hespress at the accident scene, a farmer’s vehicle carrying approximately 24 people, including family members returning from a wedding party in Berrechid to the Laghnaimine area, overturned on Regional Road 318 at the 65th kilometer, which led to the tragic accident. Two individuals were pronounced dead at the scene, with one girl dying on her way to the hospital, while three others succumbed to their injuries at the intensive care unit of Hassan II Hospital in Settat.

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