Bus Accident In Morocco Kills 24 People

At least 24 people were killed in a bus crash that took place on Sunday in Morocco's Azilal province, marking one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years in the country.

According to local authorities, the accident happened when a minibus carrying passengers overturned at a curve while en route to the weekly market in the small town of Demnate, in central Morocco.

Authorities, along with the Royal Gendarmerie and Civil Protection, mobilized to the scene to begin rescue operations.

An investigation in this connecion is underway. Further reports are awaited.

Last year in August a bus crash left 23 people dead east of Casablanca. In 2015, a collision between a semi-trailer truck and a bus carrying a delegation of young athletes in southern Morocco on Friday killed 33 people.