4, dead 12 hurt in Baghlan traffic accident

PUL-I-KUMRI (Pajhwok): At least four people were killed and 12 others wounded in a bus and a car collision in northern Baghlan province on Sunday, an official said.

The accident took place early morning in the Doshi district, said Abdul Razaq, head of the traffic department.

One child and a woman were among the dead people. The injured had been shifted to the hospital, he said.

According to the official over speeding was reason behind the accident.

Dr. Mohammad Gul Wardak, head of the civil hospital, said they received four bodies and 12 wounded person from the site of traffic accident. The health conditions of some inured was not good, he added.

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