The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Three people were killed and five others injured in a traffic accident in Baghlan province on Sunday, according to the Taliban-run provincial police command.
The accident occurred in the Hussain Khail area of Pul-e-Khumri, the provincial capital, after two passenger vehicles collided, the police command said.
The victims included a man, a woman and a child, while five other people were injured and taken to a hospital for treatment.
Authorities said the preliminary cause of the accident was driver negligence.
Traffic accidents are among the leading causes of deaths and injuries in Afghanistan. Driver negligence, failure to follow traffic regulations, inadequate distance between vehicles and poor road conditions are among the factors that increase the risk of such accidents.
