At least 24 people have died in a bus crash in central Morocco, authorities say

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — At least 24 people died in a bus crash Sunday in the central Azilal province of Morocco, marking one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years in the country. According to local authorities, cited by Morocco’s official news agency MAP, the accident happened when a minibus carrying passengers overturned at a curve while en route to the weekly market in the small town of Demnate, in central Morocco. Authorities, along with the Royal Gendarmerie and Civil Protection, mobilized to the scene to begin rescue operations. An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the accident.