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50 killed in Afghanistan road accidents during Eid holiday

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9 months ago

April 15, 2024

Ummul Idris

No fewer than 50 people died and 185 others injured in road accidents during the four-day Eid el Fitr holiday across Afghanistan.

The country’s General Directorate of Traffic Police on Monday said a total of 102 road accidents occurred across Afghanistan in the period, killing 50 commuters, including eight women and 13 children, and injuring 185 others.

Herat, Ghazni, and Paktika were among 34 provinces of the country where most of the road accidents took place, the department said.

Overspeeding, reckless driving, non-compliance to traffic rules, and lack of traffic signals on highways were the main causes of the deadly accidents, the government agency said.

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