Kabul, April 6 (IANS) Five people were killed in a head-on collision in northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, the provincial government office said on Monday. The crash occurred on Sunday night in the Zard Sang area of Dushi district when two fuel tankers collided and burst into flames, said the office, adding that a speeding vehicle that arrived at the scene was quickly engulfed in the blaze, trapping its five commuters, who died on the spot, Xinhua News Agency reported. Several other vehicl…
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Kabul, April 5 (IANS) At least one person was killed and five others seriously injured in a traffic accident on the major Kabul-Kandahar highway in eastern Afghanistan’s Wardak province, the official Bakhtar news agency reported on Sunday. The collision took place on Saturday evening in Sayyed Abad district of the province. Following the accident, the injured were promptly transported to a nearby medical facility for treatment, Xinhua News Agency reported.The incident has brought renewed attenti…
Kabul, Feb 1 (IANS) Three commuters were killed and two others sustained injuries in a road accident in northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, the provincial police office said in a statement. The fatal incident occurred when two speeding vehicles collided in the Qala-e-Baday region of Dushi district, killing three passengers, including a woman and a child on the spot and injuring two others, according to the statement late Saturday, Xinhua News Agency reported.This follows another deadly cras…
Kabul, Dec 30 (IANS) Seven commuters were killed and two others sustained injuries due to a road accident that occurred in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Ehsanullah Kamgar said. The deadly collision took place in the Maimay district of the mountainous Darwaz region early morning, the official said without providing more details, Xinhua News Agency reported.Last week, at least five people were killed and 44 others injured after a bus overturned …