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Child killed, 5 injured in Maidan Wardak traffic accidents

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): A child was killed and five others injured in two separate traffic accidents in central Maidan Wardak province, an official said on Wednesday.

According to a statement from the provincial police headquarters, the first accident occurred in the Sultankhel area of Syedabad district along the Kabul–Kandahar highway, where two Corolla-type vehicles collided. As a result, a child lost his life and four others were injured.

In a separate incident, one person was injured when a van crashed into a motorcycle in Daimirdad district.

Police said all the injured individuals were transported to a hospital for medical treatment.

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