MEHTARLAM: As a result of a traffic accident in the Qarghayee district of Laghman province, one person lost his life, and 14 others sustained injuries, local officials confirmed.
The accident took place on Sunday evening in the Sarkandoi Baba area, Qarghayee district of the Kabul-Jalalabad highway, while a vehicle deviated from the road and overturned, the Laghman Police Department said.
The Laghman Police Headquarters said that the injured were taken to Nangarhar Regional Hospital, and some of the injured were in critical condition. It is said that in the last three years, traffic accidents have increased in many provinces of the country, the main reasons of which are the carelessness of drivers, speeding, and non-observance of traffic rules.