Eleven people were killed and 25 injured, including 5 seriously, in a road accident that took place Friday near the southern city of Tiznit.
The accident occurred when a coach overturned in a ravine in the commune of Ait Rkha, 38km of Tiznit.
Road accidents involving coaches claimed the lives of other 17 people and injured 44 in September in the cities of Khémisset and Fqih Ben Saleh.
On August 30, some 17 people were killed and 26 others injured, including 12 seriously, when a coach overturned on the national highway near Settat (157km south of Rabat).
According to local authorities, speed excess and drivers’ inadvertence are to blame for the accidents.
During the last ten years, road accidents increased at a yearly basis of 3pc, causing enormous economic losses. They cost the State about USD 1.2 billion a year, i.e. 2.5% of the GDP.
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