Kabul: A total of 50 people have died and 76 people have been injured in two road accidents in Afghanistan. A government spokesman gave information about these accidents on Thursday. Hafiz Umar, spokesman for the governor of Ghazni province, said that a passenger bus and an oil tanker collided on the Kabul-Kandahar highway late on Wednesday night, while the second accident took place in another area on the same highway.

The injured were admitted to the hospital

The spokesman for the governor of Ghazni province said, "The injured have been admitted to hospitals in Ghazni and the process of handing over the bodies of the deceased to the families is underway." Umar said that the seriously injured people have been shifted to Kabul and the deceased also include women and children.

Accidents have happened before as well

Meanwhile, let us also tell you here that on Monday (16 December 2024) this week, a horrific road accident also took place in the southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. During the accident, a vehicle carrying a family fell into a ditch. 6 people were killed in this accident. Earlier, 6 passengers were killed and four others were injured when a jeep fell into a river in northern Badakhshan province. The causes of fatal road accidents in Afghanistan include poor condition of roads, careless driving and lack of safety measures.