17 people killed as bus overturns in Morocco, driver flees scene

At least 17 people were killed when a bus overturneddue to flooding in south-central Morocco, a health official said onMonday.The bus overturned on a bridge in Errachidia Province on Sunday,leaving 30 other people wounded, local health director Khalid Salmisaid.The country's official news agency, MAP, said that the driver of thebus had turned himself in after fleeing the scene of the accident.It is not clear how many passengers were on the bus when the accidenttook place.