Morocco News: Three killed, 4 injured in road accident center

Three killed, 4 injured in road accident center
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BM on 22 July, 2008 11:00:00
 
Marrakech - Three people were killed and four others were injured, including one
seriously, in a road accident that occurred Thursday morning close to the city
of Chichaoua (about 400km south of Rabat).
The deaths occurred as a result of a head-on crash between a truck, heading for
Agadir, and a light car, coming from the opposite direction, local authorities
said.
Road accidents are referred to in Morocco as the "war of roads" due to the
thousands of lives they claim each year. Moroccan roads are seen to be one of
the deadliest in the world.
According to official figures, an average of ten people die daily in traffic
accidents in the North African country. Over the past decade, the pace of the
death toll rose by 3% a year, causing enormous economic losses, and costing the
State about USD 1.2Bn a year, that is 2.5% of the GDP.
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