Bus crash kills 34 in southern Algeria

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 21, 2023 12:31 am

ALGIERS: At least 34 people were killed when a passenger bus collided with a pickup truck carrying fuel cans and burst into flames in Algeria's southern Sahara region, officials said on Wednesday.

The North African country's deadliest road crash in years also left 12 others injured, many with severe burns, Algeria's civil defense agency said.

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