RABAT, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people were killed and 20 others injured on Sunday after their vehicle was overthrown near the Moroccan city of Casablanca, a local security source said.
The accident took place when the vehicle was on its way to a weekly market in the city of Berrechid, the security source said.
Deadly traffic accidents are common in the North African country.
A total of 3,565 people were killed in the country last year, according to data from the Moroccan transport ministry.
The ministry has adopted a new strategy 2015-2025 vowing to reduce the victims of accidents by 50 percent.
