JALALABAD: A truck overturned in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 18 people on board, including 10 children, a provincial official said. AFP.
Fatal traffic accidents are common in Afghanistan, in part due to poor roads after decades of conflict, dangerous driving and a lack of regulations.
The vehicle was carrying Afghan families returning from Pakistan, where they had been living, according to Abdul Malik Niazay, spokesman for the governor of Laghman province.
“Eighteen people (have died), including 10 children, five women and three men. In addition, 29 people have been injured,” the spokesman said.
The accident happened on the road between Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan and the capital Kabul.
