Nine killed in Algeria fuel tanker crash

According to the civil defense, nine persons have died as a result of an accident involving a bus and a fuel tanker in southeast Algeria.

The weekend accident in the Illizi area also left six other persons hurt.

The civil defense did not specify the reason for the collision in their statement on Sunday.

According to a federal road safety agency, speed is the primary factor in car accidents in the country of North Africa.

In 2021, there were almost 3,000 traffic fatalities in Algeria.