ALGIERS — Sixteen passengers died and
another three were injured, mostly
sub-Saharan Africans, on Monday when two
pickup trucks collided in southern Algeria, rescue services and local media
reported.
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The accident took place on a highway in the
country’s desert south, the civil protection agency said on Facebook.
Out of the 16 victims, 14 were from African
countries further south and two were Algerians, according to local media, which
said the accident took place between Reggane and Bordj Badji Mokhtar in the
vast country’s southwest.
The government’s road safety agency blames speeding,
both by private drivers and public transport, for Algeria’s high rate of
accidents.
In 2021, Algeria recorded more than 7,000 traffic
accidents which killed at least 2,643 people and left in excess of 11,000
injured.
Algerian roads are among the most dangerous in the
region but other North African countries also see thousands of road deaths annually.
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