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1st LD: 31 people killed, 9 seriously injured in bus accident in Morocco

Xinhua, April 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

At least 31 people were killed and 9 seriously injured after a bus burst into flames in Morocco early on Friday, local authorities said.

The accident occurred at 7 a.m. local time when the bus hit a truck about 40 kms from Layoune city (1,200 kms south of capital Rabat).

The Moroccan radio reported earlier that more than 40 people were killed. Endit