RABAT, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Three German nationals were killed late on Saturday in a road accident near the southern Moroccan city of Agadir.

Three other French tourists were also injured in the accident that happened after a crash between two cars, local authorities said in a statement on Sunday.

The injured were carried to Hassan II hospital in Agadir, and an investigation was opened to determine the circumstances of the accident.

A total of 3,593 people were killed in road accidents in Morocco in 2016, a slight increase from the year before, according to Moroccan Transport Ministry.

Morocco has adopted a new strategy from 2015 to 2025, vowing to reduce casualties of road accidents by 50 percent.