Kabul: The series of road accidents in Afghanistan continues unabated. A truck and a passenger bus collided head-on in the Daman district of the southern province of Kandahar on Thursday morning. Five people died on the spot and 15 others were injured. Some of the injured are reported in critical condition.
According to provincial traffic police director Mohammad Tahir, the accident occurred when the truck collided with a passenger bus coming from the opposite direction. Details about the injured were not released after the accident. Xinhua reported the incident.
Several road accidents claimed lives in September as well
On September 23, eight people were killed and four others injured in another road accident in Afghanistan’s northern province of Takhar. The accident occurred in the Ghazistan area of Kalafgan district, where a vehicle veered off the road and overturned.
Provincial police spokesman Naqibullah Masroor said that eight passengers died at the scene, while four injured were admitted to Takhar provincial hospital. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Minibus falls into ditch, one dead, nine injured
On September 22, one person was killed and nine others injured when a minibus fell into a ditch in Laghman province, eastern Afghanistan. The accident occurred on Tuesday morning in Padpakh district.
According to provincial police spokesman Mohammad Younus Yousufzai, police arrived at the scene upon receiving information about the accident and transported the injured to a hospital in the provincial capital, Mehtarlam. Police have launched an investigation. However, no other details regarding the accident were shared.
Vehicle collides with tree in Nangarhar, killing four members of the same family
Earlier, on September 20, a tragic road accident also occurred in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan. In Bati Kot district, a speeding vehicle veered off the road and struck a tree, killing four members of the same family and injuring the driver.
Provincial police spokesman Syed Tayyab Hamad said the accident was caused by reckless driving. The impact was so severe that four people died on the spot. No further information was released regarding the injured driver.