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Friday, 10 April 2015

Dozens of athletes were today killed in Morocco road collision

The burnt bus
 
A fiery head-on collision between a semi-trailer truck and a bus carrying a delegation of young athletes in southern Morocco has killed at least 31 people and injured nine, according to Morocco state news agency.
 
The news agency quoted authorities as saying that the crash took place just before sunrise on Friday in the district of Chbika, near the southern desert city of Tan-Tan.
 
Reports also stated that celebrated 10-km runner Hassan Issengar, 31, was among the dead.
 
The bus was heading from the capital Rabat to Laayoune in Western Sahara.

According to details provided by the Le360.ma news site, the bus was carrying young athletes and officials from the Ministry of Youth and Sports that were involved in a national sports competition.
 
We have many completely carbonised bodies. Authorities have been in contact with the bus company to identify the victims" Benmane Fadli, regional director of the transportation ministry, told the Reuters news agency.

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