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Taroudant – After the fatal road accident of Tantan that claimed the lives of 34 people, another deadly accident occurred this morning near Ouarzazate and took the life of 7 people and 14 injured, according to Maghreb Arab Press (MAP).

A passenger bus commuting between Meknes and Ouarazazate overturned in a dangerous winding road of Torjaddal area, about 45 kilometers from Ouarzazate.

Civil protection teams and local authorities were dispatched to the scene of the accident to rescue the victims.

Every year between 60,000 and 70,000 traffic accidents occur in the country, which result in the death of an average of 4000 people, the equivalent to about 11 every day. The estimated cost of these accidents to the State’s budget is 11 billion dirhams ($1,5 billion), which represents between 2 and 2%5 of the country’s GDP.