A total of 12 people were killed and 46 others injured on Sunday when two buses collided on the border of the province of El Oued, southeast of the Algerian capital.

The accident occurred at around 2 a.m. local time on the road linking the provinces of El Oued and Biskra, said Ahmed Baoudji, director of Fire-fighting Department in El Oued.

This tragic accident was caused by speeding, he added.

An investigation has been opened to determine the circumstances of the incident.