Morocco's 21-year-old World Cup midfielder Amine Harit has been involved in a road accident.

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According to authorities, a pedestrian was killed.

Reports indicate that Harit was driving a Mercedes car registered in France when the accident occurred in Marrakesh.

Police said his 14-year-old brother was in the Mercedes when the accident happened.

Harit's passport had been confiscated and he had been summoned to appear before prosecutors on Monday.

Harit plays for Bundesliga club Schalke 04, was part of the Morocco side that was eliminated from the ongoing world cup.

"As the driver of the car involved, he was unable to prevent the tragic accident. Above all else, Amine and all of us at FC Schalke would like to send our condolences to the relatives of the victim," Schalke 04 said in a statement.