Keywords: Accidents


Morocco unveils new road safety strategy to address rise of e-scooters and home deliveries

Morocco is preparing a new approach to road safety that takes into account major changes in urban mobility, including the rapid growth of electric scooters and the expansion of home delivery services. Transport and Logistics Minister Abdessamad Kayouh announced the new direction during the opening session......

Heatwave in France triggers spike in drownings at unsanctioned swimming areas

A severe heatwave sweeping across France has led to a series of fatal drowning incidents, with authorities reporting that around 20 people have died since the weekend while swimming in unsupervised or unauthorized areas. The incidents come as large parts of the country face extreme temperatures approaching......

24 killed in Morocco urban traffic accidents in one week

Casablanca recorded a sharp toll in road safety indicators as 24 people died and 2,861 others were injured, including 118 in serious condition, in urban traffic accidents across Morocco between June 1 and June 7. The figures were released by national security authorities and cover incidents recorded......

Morocco prepares new road safety strategy for 2026–2030

Morocco is preparing to roll out a new national road safety strategy covering the period from 2026 to 2030, as authorities seek to address a worrying rise in traffic accidents and fatalities across the country. The roadmap was presented during a meeting of the Permanent Road Safety Committee held in......

France faces snow and ice storms, five dead on roads

France is grappling with severe winter weather, as heavy snow and icy conditions have claimed at least five lives and disrupted transportation across the country. Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot acknowledged that the scale of the event had been "somewhat underestimated" by meteorological......

Germany: Two 18-year-olds die using homemade fireworks

Two 18-year-old youths died in Bielefeld, western Germany, on New Year’s Eve after setting off homemade fireworks, local police reported. Authorities stated that the young men had constructed the pyrotechnic devices themselves and triggered them uncontrollably in different locations, sustaining......

Morocco: 15 dead in 1,941 urban traffic accidents in one week, DGSN reports

The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) reported that 15 people died and 2,559 were injured, including 102 seriously, in 1,941 traffic accidents in urban areas across Morocco during the week of December 22–28, 2025. According to the DGSN, the main causes of these accidents were driver......

Road accidents in urban areas: 36 dead and over 3,100 injured last week

According to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), 36 people lost their lives and 3,109 others were injured, including 122 seriously, in 2,308 traffic accidents that occurred in urban areas during the week from November 24 to 30. The main causes of these accidents, in order of frequency,......

Two dead as cargo plane crashes into sea at Hong Kong airport

Two security staff members were killed in a tragic aviation accident at Hong Kong International Airport when a cargo plane veered off the runway, collided with their patrol vehicle, and ended up partially submerged in the sea. The incident involved Emirates flight EK9788, a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft,......