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8 killed, 20 injured in road accident in Morocco

Xinhua, October 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least eight people were killed and 20 others injured on Sunday after their vehicle was overthrown near the Moroccan city of Casablanca, a local security source said.

The accident took place when the vehicle was on its way to a weekly market in the city of Berrechid, the security source said.

Deadly traffic accidents are common in the North African country.

A total of 3,565 people were killed in the country last year, according to data from the Moroccan transport ministry.

The ministry has adopted a new strategy 2015-2025 vowing to reduce the victims of accidents by 50 percent. Endit