Bus crash in Morocco kills at least 24 people
A bus is believed to have overturned while on route to the weekly market in the town of Demnate in central Morocco. An investigation has been launched into what happened.
Sunday 6 August 2023 21:33, UK
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At least 24 people have died after a bus overturned in central Morocco, one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years in the country.
Local authorities say the crash happened when a minibus carrying passengers overturned at a curve while on route to the weekly market in the small town of Demnate.
An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the accident.
The crash comes after a similar incident in August last year left 23 people dead east of the city of Casablanca.
In 2015, a collision between a semi-trailer truck and a bus carrying a delegation of young athletes in southern Morocco killed 33 people.
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