Road accidents: 42 dead and 1,697 injured in one week

ALGIERS-Forty-two (42) people were killed and 1,697 injured in 1,359 traffic accidents on 09-15 July 2023 across the country, said Tuesday the Civil Protection in a weekly report.

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The heaviest toll was recorded in the province of Djelfa, where 06 people died at the scene and 37 others were injured, following 19 traffic accidents, according to the same source.

The Civil Protection also intervened to extinguish 1946 urban, industrial and other fires, the largest of which were recorded in the provinces of Algiers (108), Tizi-Ouzou (105) and Annaba (102).

In addition, 7,309 rescue operations were carried out during the same period, involving 537 people in danger and 6206 other assistance operations.[/ecr]