{"id":49377,"date":"2023-02-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/?guid=d5805a59fe9a3fbbcea0537b06fd4f21"},"modified":"2023-02-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T00:00:00","slug":"road-accidents-10-dead-as-bus-falls-into-ravine-in-algeria-5-bangladeshis-killed-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/road-accidents-10-dead-as-bus-falls-into-ravine-in-algeria-5-bangladeshis-killed-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Road accidents: 10 dead as bus falls into ravine in Algeria; 5 Bangladeshis killed in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"
At least ten people died and 25 others were injured after their bus fell into a ravine in northeastern Algeria on Friday, civil protection officials said.<\/P>
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The bus was travelling from Algiers to Tikjda, a mountain resort popular with tourists, when it fell 150 metres into a ravine near the town of El Asnam, the source said.<\/P>
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All those injured were transferred to hospital in nearby Bouira.<\/P>
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The mountainous region of Tikjda is a popular holiday destination for Algerians, who have flocked there in large numbers after the heavy snowfall of recent weeks.<\/P>
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Speeding motorists, including public transport drivers, is the main cause of road accidents in Algeria, according to the national road safety agency.<\/P>
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In 2021, the latest figures available, Algeria recorded almost 7,186 traffic accidents, resulting in 2,643 deaths and 11,479 injuries.<\/P>
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PRETORIA: Five Bangladeshi expatriates were killed and two others critically wounded in a road accident in South Africa Friday.<\/P>
Deceased family sources said a car carrying the Bangladeshis collided head on with a lorry in Beaufort West, 1,000km off from the capital city of Pretoria, leaving the five Bangladeshis killed on the spot.<\/P>
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The deceased were Ismail Hossain, 32, Razu Ahmed, 34, Md Mustafa, 40, Abul Hosain, 45, and Nadim Hossain, 10.<\/P>
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The two injured were Anisul Haque and Nahid.<\/P>
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Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK<\/P>
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