Swede dies in Morocco crash
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Published: 3 Dec, 2006 CET.
Updated: Sun 3 Dec 2006 14:04 CET
Seven French tourists, a Swedish holidaymaker and four Moroccans were killed in a crash on Saturday north of Marrakesh, a popular Moroccan tourist destination, an official at the local morgue told AFP on Sunday.
The driver of the bus owned by a French tour operator and a further 26 tourists were injured, four seriously, in the crash at Benguerir, 60 kilometres north of Marrakesh.
Among the injured were 23 French tourists, two Dutch citizens and a Swedish woman.
The acccident occurred when the tourist bus, owned by a French tour operator and carrying around 40 people, and a roadworks truck collided, according to the national MAP news agency.
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The driver of the bus owned by a French tour operator and a further 26 tourists were injured, four seriously, in the crash at Benguerir, 60 kilometres north of Marrakesh.
Among the injured were 23 French tourists, two Dutch citizens and a Swedish woman.
The acccident occurred when the tourist bus, owned by a French tour operator and carrying around 40 people, and a roadworks truck collided, according to the national MAP news agency.
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