3 killed in Samangan as truck ploughs into car

AIBAK (Pajhwok): At least three people have been killed as a result of a traffic accident in the Khulm district of northern Samangan province, an official said on Saturday.

Mullah Abdul Qahar Qadari, an official of traffic department, told Pajhwok Afghan News the accident took place when a Corolla-type vehicle collided with a truck on Friday night.

He said three people hailing from Wardak and Panjsher provinces lost their lives in the collision. He blamed the incident on recklessness driving.

Separately, three people were injured in a traffic accident in the same district on Friday morning.

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