Tourists killed in bus crash

Published on 11/07/2012 00:00

Two bus crashes in separate locations in Morocco have claimed 27 lives, including those of a German and a Dutch tourist.

One bus flipped over on the highway on Monday evening as it travelled between Essaouira and Agadir, killing 17 people.

The Dutch and German foreign ministries confirmed their citizens were among the dead. The two dead tourists were both women.

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