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Pile-up near Agadir kills four and injures 29

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A pile-up on the Marrakech-Agadir motorway, at Amskroud near Agadir, killed four people and injured 29 during the night from Friday to Saturday. Four injured people are in a serious condition and the victims were treated at the Mohammed VI University Hospital in Agadir; local authorities have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the collision.

A pile-up on the motorway linking Marrakech and Agadir killed four people and injured 29 during the night of Friday 30 to Saturday 31 October in Amskroud, near Agadir, according to local authorities cited by Yabiladi. Three of those killed were women.

Four of the injured are in a serious condition. Those affected were taken to the Mohammed VI University Hospital in Agadir, with the assistance of around 15 ambulances. An investigation has been opened to determine the circumstances of the collision.

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