7 killed, 14 injured as bus overturns in Afghanistan

Kabul (IANS) | At least seven passengers were killed and 14 others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province. Qari Majudin Ahmadi, head of the country’s provincial information and culture department, gave this information on Saturday. Ahmadi said the accident occurred in Kejar village of Khash district on Friday evening when the bus overturned due to a technical fault, Xinhua news agency reported. Seven people, including women and children, in the bus died on the spot and 14 others were injured. The condition of some of the injured is serious.

Bad roads, reckless driving on congested roads, and ignorance of safety measures while traveling are attributed to fatal road accidents in Afghanistan.

–IANS