Public road accident
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Event title
Afghanistan - Road accident kills 5 in Afghanistan
Source
Severity
Low
Event date (UTC)
2024-04-25 16:06:41
Last update (UTC)
2024-04-25 16:06:42
Area range
Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Surubi, Kōṯ, Nangarhār Province
Five commuters lost their lives and another was injured in a road accident in Surubi district along Afghanistan's Kabul-Jalalabad highway, said Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran Wednesday night.
The accident happened along the highway linking the capital of Kabul to eastern provinces, when a passenger vehicle veered off the road and bumped into the mountain, leaving five dead and another injured, Zadran posted on his X account.
The injured are now receiving treatment in a local hospital.
Fatal road accidents are common in Afghanistan due to poor road conditions, reckless driving, difficult terrains, overloading, overtaking and overspeeding.