Two bus crashes in Morocco kill 27, including German, Dutch tourists

PanARMENIAN.Net - Two bus crashes in separate locations in Morocco have claimed 27 lives, including those of a German and a Dutch tourist, the Associated Press reported citing the country’s state news agency.

The agency said Tuesday, July 10, a bus flipped over on the highway the evening before as it travelled between the Atlantic coast tourist destinations of Essaouira and Agadir in the south of the country.

That crash killed 17 people; the Dutch and German foreign ministries confirmed their citizens were among the dead.

Earlier on Monday, a bus speeding on mountainous roads along the Mediterranean crashed outside the city of Nador, killing 10 people and wounding 33. The dead included three women and a young girl.

According to the U.S. State Department website, traffic accidents are a "significant hazard" in Morocco.