Traffic accident kills 4, injures 6 in Herat

HERAT (Khaama Press): The provincial authorities of Herat province have confirmed that as a result of a collision between two vehicles in the Adraskan district of the province, four people have died, and six others have been injured.

The press office of the Herat provincial security command has released a statement saying that this incident occurred on the evening of Friday on the Herat-Kandahar highway.

Local officials have attributed the cause of this incident to a collision between a ‘Paso-type vehicle and a ‘Fielder’.

According to health officials, two children were among those killed in the incident, and the condition of several of the injured is critical.

Previously, as a result of a traffic accident in the Khwaja Du Koh district of Jowzjan province, one person died, and another was injured.

This comes at a time when the increase in traffic accidents in the country annually takes the lives of dozens of people and leaves many injured and disabled.

Lack of caution by drivers, non-compliance with traffic laws, poor road conditions, and excessive speed have been cited as causes of traffic accidents in the country.