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08/11/2004:

"N Africa's deadliest roads"

Algeria's roads are of the deadliest in the world with 550 people killed in accidents since the beginning of June, according to official figures released on Wednesday.

The figures show that every two hours a person is killed in a traffic accident in Algeria, with more that 4 000 killed annually and more than 57 000 injured, among them 500 who are left severely handicapped.

Full Article : news24.com