The pre-dawn accident took place near Al-Hoceima in northern Morocco and wounded 42 other guards, a hospital source told AFP.
They were on board a bus which plunged into a ravine, the source and a local official said, without giving a cause for the accident.
Mohammed VI, Morocco's ruler since 1999, was also to chair a traditional annual ceremony in Rabat today marking the anniversary of his accession to the throne.
But opposition activists are opposed to the event and have called for its cancellation in statements posted on Facebook that have attracted more than 1,000 hits.
Opposition activists have said the annual event perpetuates a "backwardness" and "servitude" in Morocco that is out of touch with the times.
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