RABAT – A head-on collision between two buses killed 14 people and injured 35 in southern Morocco Thursday, an official told AFP.
The accident occurred in the morning just outside Tinghir, some 420 kilometers south of the capital Rabat, a local government source said, requesting anonymity.
The injured were taken to a hospital in the southern town of Ouarzazate, the source said, adding that the death toll could rise because seven of the injured were in critical condition.
“The cause of the accident seems to be fatigue [of the drivers] and excessive speed,” the official added.
Moroccan roads are among the most dangerous in the world. More than 4,000 people died in traffic accidents in the country in 2009, according to official statistics.
