RABAT, Sept 29, 2008 (AFP) - Two British nationals, a French woman and a Moroccan man died Sunday in a collision between their vehicle and another car in southern Morocco, Map news agency reported quoting local officials.

Another 10 French nationals were injured in the accident between the towns of Chichaoua and Essaouira, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of Marrakech.

The French embassy in Rabat confirmed the death of the French woman and said that two of the French injured were taken to a military hospital in Marrakech.

The French tourists were travelling in a minibus while the two Britons were in the car, officials said.