11 injured in Nuristan traffic accident

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Eleven individuals were injured in a traffic accident in eastern Nuristan province on Wednesday, an official said.

Police spokesman Ghulam Rahman Haidari told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident occurred when a passenger vehicle veered off the road and plunged into a ditch in Dahan Piyaz village of Doab district at around 6:00am.

Haidari said that all 11 individuals sustained injuries in the accident.

He added that security forces arrived at the scene and transported the injured to Doab Hospital for treatment.

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