3 killed in truck-car collision in central Tunisia

TUNIS, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — Three people died and two others were wounded in a collision between a car and a truck in central Tunisia’s Sidi Bouzid Province, private radio station Mosaique FM reported on Tuesday.
Citing a source from the Sidi Bouzid Civil Protection, the report said the accident occurred Tuesday morning in the town of Sidi Ali Ben Aoun when a car collided with a truck transporting medicines.
“Two people died on the spot, and the third one died at the regional hospital of Sidi Bouzid,” it said, adding the incident was due to low visibility caused by dense fog in the area.
Tunisia has one of the highest rates of traffic accidents. According to a report by the Tunisian National Traffic Observatory, 4,165 traffic accidents were recorded from Jan. 1 until Oct. 13 this year, resulting in 888 deaths and 5,794 injuries. ■