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 33 people and injured nine, according to the state news agency and local media reports.
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 said that celebrated 10-km runner Hassan Issengar, 31, was among the dead.He bus was heading from the capital Rabat to Laayoune in Western Sahara when it collided with the semi-trailer truck [Getty].
"A majority of the victims are children aged eight to 14," a regional official from the sports and youth ministry told AFP news agency.
The bus was heading from the capital Rabat to Laayoune in Western Sahara.
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