14 people were killed and 34 others were injured on Saturday when a bus transporting passengers overturned in the state of Beni Abbes in southwestern Algeria, according to a statement issued by the Civil Defense. This is the deadliest traffic accident since last August, when a bus carrying passengers collapsed in a valley near Algiers, killing 18 people.

Published on: 07/12/2025 - 06:58

14 people were killed and 34 injured on Saturday in a traffic accident caused by a passenger bus overturning in Beni Abbes Province, southwestern Algeria.

Pictures published by local media showed the bus upside down on its roof on the side of a road in the town of Tabalbala, about 400 kilometers south of the city of Bashar, in the southwest of the country.

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The bus carrying passengers deviated and overturned while traveling on the highway linking the cities of Bechar and Tindouf, in the far southwest of Algeria.

For his part, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune expressed his deep sadness over the accident, offering his condolences to the families of the victims.

It is noteworthy that this traffic accident is the deadliest since last August, when a bus carrying passengers collapsed in a valley near Algiers, killing 18 people.

France 24/AFP

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