At least 34 dead in road crash in Algeria
Jul 20, 2023
Algiers [Algeria], July 20: A passenger bus and a vehicle collided on Wednesday in Algeria and caught fire, leaving at least 34 dead, the country's civil defence agency said. Twelve others were injured in the collision that took place in the southern province of Tamanrasset, the agency added in a statement.
Images carried by Algerian media showed the bus and the vehicle burnt out as a result.
The cause of the accident is not clear yet.
Road crashes have increased in Algeria in recent years. A total of 3,591 traffic accidents were recorded in the North African country in the first five months of this year, leaving 116 dead and 5,325 others injured, according to official figures.
The figure is a 45 percentrise in traffic accidents against the same period in 2022.
Forty-two people were killed and 1,697 others injured in traffic accidents across Algeria between July 9 and 15, the country's state news agency APS reported Tuesday.
Source: Qatar Tribune
