Road accident kills 3 in S. Afghanistan-Xinhua

Road accident kills 3 in S. Afghanistan

Source: Xinhua| 2022-05-29 14:29:15|Editor: huaxia

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Three persons lost their lives in a road accident in Marja district of the southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Saturday, head of public relation office of Traffic Police in the provincial capital Lashkar Gah said Sunday.

The deadly accident took place on Saturday evening when a mini-bus collided with a motorbike coming from the opposite direction on a congested road, leaving three dead including a child and two women, Nazar Mohammad added.

Police have arrested the driver of mini-bus and investigation is underway, the official said.

This is the second deadly road accident in the southern region since Friday. In the previous road accident, which happened in Kandahar's neighboring Herat province on Friday evening, two persons were killed and seven others were injured, traffic police confirmed.

Congested roads and reckless driving often lead to deadly road accidents in Afghanistan.

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