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Six killed in road accident in northern Morocco

Other News Materials 22 October 2017 07:26 (UTC +04:00)
A total of six people were killed and 16 others injured on Saturday in a road accident near Morocco's northern city of Assilah
Six killed in road accident in northern Morocco

A total of six people were killed and 16 others injured on Saturday in a road accident near Morocco's northern city of Assilah, Xinhua reported.

The accident took place when a van carrying 22 people collided with an oil truck, Hespress.com news site said.

The accident was caused by excessive speed, according to the report.

A total of 3,593 people were killed in road accidents in Morocco in 2016, a slight increase from the year before, according to Moroccan Transport Ministry.

Morocco has adopted a new strategy lasting from 2015 to 2025, vowing to reduce casualties of road accidents by 50 percent.

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