Morocco to combat high level of road deaths

 
Road accidents in north African country left 3,878 people dead, more than 15,000 injured in year 2003.

 
CASABLANCA, Morocco - The Moroccan government is introducing a national road safety campaign to try and cut the high level of road accidents, notably in the city of Casablanca, the transport ministry said.

In an announcement Monday, the ministry said road accidents left 3,878 people dead and more than 15,000 injured in Morocco last year, for a population of some 30 million.

Casablanca, the country's main business centre, is particularly deadly.

Launching the campaign, Transport Minister Karim Ghellab said that more than one-fifth of all traffic accidents in the country took place in the city.

He said the campaign would include upgrading traffic monitoring equipment, reforming the highway code and enacting tougher penalties for bad drivers.

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