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Morocco bus crash: Children among 33 dead in collision

April 10, 2015 7:22 pm

Schoolchildren returning from a sports competition were among at least 33 people killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a gas tanker in southern Morocco, officials say.

The bus burst into flames after the crash on Friday morning near the city of Tan-Tan in the district of Chbika.

Nine people were injured and taken to hospital but two later died.

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Local media said the children had been taking part in an athletics competition and were travelling with their coaches.