Afghanistan: 3 killed, 20 injured in two road accidents

Kabul (IANS) | Three passengers were killed and 20 others were injured in two separate road accidents in Afghanistan’s eastern Laghman province on Saturday. The traffic police gave this information in a statement on Sunday. In the first accident, a minibus collided with another vehicle coming from the opposite direction on the Kabul-Nangarhar highway on Saturday evening, killing two people on the spot and injuring 20 others, Xinhua news agency said in a statement. Went. Shortly after, a car overturned due to rash driving in the same area, killing one on the spot.

A day earlier on Friday, two passengers were killed and eight others were injured in a road accident in Afghanistan’s eastern Wardak province.

Congested roads, old vehicles and reckless driving are responsible for road accidents in Afghanistan.

–IANS