Morocco Road Accidents: 9 Killed, Over 1,700 Injured in One Week

In total, out of the 1287 traffic accidents recorded, 9 people died and 1711 were injured, including 71 seriously, between November 11 and 17.

According to the DGSN, several reasons justify these accidents: driver inattention, failure to yield, pedestrian inattention, speeding, failure to maintain a safe distance, changing direction without using signals, loss of control, unauthorized lane change, failure to stop, failure to comply with traffic lights, driving in the wrong direction, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving in the left lane and improper overtaking.

For the DGSN, the various checks resulted in 39,757 tickets and the drafting of 10,899 reports. In addition, the same source specifies that the Treasury collected 5,712,725 dirhams. 4,342 vehicles were impounded in the municipal pound in addition to the withdrawals from circulation of 6,295 documents and 262 vehicles.