Algerian flags flutter on 10 September 2020. (Credit: RYAD KRAMDI/AFP/Getty Images)
Eight people from the same family, including five children, have died in a car crash in eastern Algeria, civil defense said Saturday.
The children, aged four to 13, their parents and an aunt perished after their vehicle collided with a semi-trailer near the city of Batna late Friday, a statement said. The cause of the crash was not elaborated.
In 2021, Algeria recorded nearly 22,000 traffic accidents that killed 3,061 people and left 29,763 injured, according to authorities.
The toll for 2022 has yet to be announced.
Speed is the main cause of crashes in the North African country, according to a government road safety agency.
Eight people from the same family, including five children, have died in a car crash in eastern Algeria, civil defense said Saturday.
The children, aged four to 13, their parents and an aunt perished after their vehicle collided with a semi-trailer near the city of Batna late Friday, a statement said. The cause of the crash was not elaborated.
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The children, aged four to 13, their parents and an aunt perished after their vehicle collided with a semi-trailer near the city of Batna late Friday, a statement said. The cause of the crash was not elaborated.
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