13 Afghan migrants killed, 7 injured in Iran traffic accidents

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 13 Afghan migrants have been killed and seven others injured after two vehicles carrying Afghan migrants overturned in Iran’s Sistan and Balochestan province.

Iranian media, citing sources, reported that the incidents occurred in Khash district due to excessive vehicle speed.

The report noted that the migrants were attempting to enter Iran illegally when their vehicles overturned because of high speed.

According to the deputy head of the emergency department at Zahedan University of Medical Sciences Hospital, a similar accident last month on the Saravan–Kuhak route left one Afghan migrant dead and 19 others injured.

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