SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Feb 9 (NNN-ANA) – Four commuters lost their lives and three others were injured, as their vehicle turned turtle, in Afghanistan’s northern Jawzjan province today, local police official, Kafayatullah Mutawakil, said.
The accident took place on a road linking Jawzjan to neighbouring Balkh province, in the wee hours of Thursday, leaving four dead on the spot and three injured, the official said.
Blaming reckless driving for the crash, the official, without providing more details, said that, an investigation had been initiated into the case.
A similar road accident in northern Baghlan province, injured nine travellers late yesterday.
Ramshackle roads, reckless driving and lack of safety measures in passenger vehicles, often contribute to traffic accidents, in the country.
