KABUL, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Three people, including a woman, were killed and five others were injured, including four children and one woman, when a truck turned turtle in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, local authorities said late Saturday.
The accident occurred when the truck transporting a family during relocation overturned due to reckless driving on the outskirts of Police District 10, Lashkar Gah city, the provincial capital, according to a statement from the provincial department of information and culture.
Earlier, three people were killed and 18 others injured in a collision involving a tractor and two passenger vehicles in eastern Laghman province on Wednesday.
Road accidents claim thousands of lives annually in Afghanistan, largely due to reckless driving, poor road conditions, overspeeding, overloading, congested highways, and a lack of proper traffic signage. ■
