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Seven dead in Algeria’s second fatal crash in fortnight
ALGIERS, Feb 4, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – At least seven people were killed and 25
injured on Tuesday in Algeria’s second bus crash in a fortnight, a day after
authorities unveiled new road safety measures.
The bus service from the eastern town of Souk Ahras to the nearby city of
Annaba overturned not long after departure, the emergency services said.
On January 19, 12 people were killed and 46 injured when two buses
collided, again in the east.
According to the national road safety commission, a government agency, last
year 3,275 people were killed and more than 30,000 injured in some 22,500
accidents that caused casualties.
The figures were down on 2018 but at a cabinet meeting on Monday, Interior
Minister Kamel Beldjoud unveiled new measures to cut road deaths.
They included more speed checks and drawing up a list of accident black
spots that would be a priority for improvements.
BSS/AFP/SSS/1835 hrs