Ten people killed, 34 injured in road accident near Agadir

Ten people were killed and 34 were injured in a tragic road accident Sunday at the entry of the southern Moroccan city of Agadir.

Six women, three men and a 4-year old child died when the driver of the bus, coming from Meknes, lost control after a puncture. The bus overturned.

According to a gendarmerie source, the poor mechanical state of the bus was at the origin of the accident.

Road accidents toll in Morocco nears 4,000 every year while the number of injured exceeds the thousands.