Afghanistan: Eleven travellers were killed and another injured when their vehicle plunged into a ravine in Darayem district of northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province on Monday afternoon, a local police officer confirmed.
District police chief Sayed Mir Khangar told Xinhua News Agency that the crash was caused by the driver’s carelessness. Among the victims were seven members of the same family.
Series of Deadly Road Accidents Reported
Earlier the same day, six people died and one was injured after a car collided with a bus in the eastern province of Ghazni.
On September 2, police in Jawzjan province reported another fatal crash in Aqcha district, where a car carrying 12 passengers despite having a capacity for only five overturned on September 1, killing eight and injuring four.
Officials blamed reckless driving for the incident, adding that traffic rules were ignored.
Over 100 Lives Lost in Recent Weeks
Road accidents in Afghanistan have claimed more than 100 lives in the past couple of weeks. The deadliest occurred in August in Herat province, where 79 passengers were killed.
On August 27, 25 people were killed and 27 injured when a bus overturned in the Arghandi area, along the highway linking southern Kandahar to Kabul. The Ministry of Interior Affairs identified reckless driving as the cause. Injured passengers were quickly taken to nearby health centres.
Other Recent Fatal Incidents
On August 24, three passengers died and four were injured in Kohistan district, Badakhshan province, when a vehicle veered off the road and overturned. Provincial police spokesman Ehsanullah Kamgar confirmed that a woman and a child were among the deceased.