The vehicle overturned while cornering on a national road in Khouribga province, local authorities said, who did not report foreign tourists among the victims.
East of Casablanca in one of the deadliest traffic dramas in Morocco, 23 people died and 36 were injured on Wednesday, according to a report by regional health authorities.
According to the latest report, 23 passengers died and 36 others were injured in the accident, doctor Rochdi Kaddar, regional director of health, said in the evening.
The bus provided the connection between Casablanca and the rural region of Aït Aatab near the town of Beni Mellal at the foot of the High Atlas Mountains. The injured were evacuated to Khouribga provincial hospital and an investigation was launched.
More than 3000 road deaths every year
The coach is a mode of transport widely used by Moroccans to travel in rural and remote areas, especially by the most humble who cannot afford a car. Road accidents are very common and often fatal in the Maghreb, where the roads are reputed to be among the most dangerous in the world.
In Morocco, they cause an average of nearly 3,500 deaths and 12,000 serious injuries each year, averaging 10 deaths and 33 serious injuries per day, according to National Road Safety Agency (NARSA) statistics.
However, the Moroccan authorities have taken a number of measures to tackle the scourge of road insecurity following the worst bus accident in the country’s history in 2012 (42 dead).