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Road accidents in Afghanistan

Overview

A series of fatal road accidents has been reported across different provinces in Afghanistan.

In Kandahar province, a head-on collision between a truck and a bus in the Daman district resulted in five deaths and 15 injuries. Local authorities identified speeding and driver negligence as recurring issues contributing to such fatalities.

In the northern Badakhshan province, a passenger vehicle overturned while traveling between the Kofab and Yaftal districts, leaving four people dead and eight injured. Local officials noted that the region’s rugged mountainous terrain and limited infrastructure are frequent contributors to traffic accidents. This incident follows other recent fatal accidents, including a crash in Takhar province in late September and a mini-bus accident in Laghman province.

Entities

Badakhshan · Yaftal · Kandahar · Ariana News · Kofab

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 4 sources
    Afghanistan road accident kills four in Badakhshan province

    A passenger vehicle overturned in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, killing four people and injuring eight others.

  2. [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Kandahar road accident kills five and injures 15

    Five people were killed and 15 injured after a truck and a bus collided head-on in the Daman district of Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Sources

bhaskarhindi.com · bhaskarlive.in · samacharnama.com · socialnews.xyz

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