Road accidents: 39 dead, 1526 wounded in one week

ALGIERS- 39 people died and 1526 others were wounded in road accidents recorded from 6 to 12 October in several provinces of the country, reported the Civil Protection on Tuesday.

[ecr] The heaviest toll was recorded in the province of Tebessa with four dead and 20 injured due to 14 traffic accidents, said the same source.

Moreover, units of the Civil Protection intervened to put out 1143 urban and industrial fires in the provinces of Algiers, Annaba and Tizi Ouzou. [/ecr]