KANDAHAR: As a result of a traffic accident on the Kabul-Kandahar highway, four people lost their lives.
Mulla Habibullah Hefazat, the traffic director of Daman district in Kandahar, told Radio Omid that the incident took place at 8:15 PM Tuesday night in Daman district while a trailer truck and a speedy Feilder-type vehicle collided.
He added that the victims of the accident were the residents of the province and passengers of the Fielder vehicle.
He emphasized that the driver and the cleaner managed to flee the scene, but efforts are underway to apprehend them.
The Kabul-Kandahar highway is one of the busiest routes in the country and has periodically witnessed tragic traffic accidents.