CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): Five people, including women and children, have been killed and seven others injured in a traffic accident in Koh-i-Safi district of central Parwan province.
Parwan police spokesperson Fazl-ur-Rahim Maskinyar said the accident occurred on Saturday evening in the Mandiqol area of the district.
He said the incident happened after a van veered off the road and overturned due to a technical fault.
According to Maskinyar, five people, including women and children, were killed in the accident, while seven others sustained injuries.
He added that security forces transported the injured to Kabul for medical treatment.
Traffic accidents in Afghanistan are often caused by reckless driving, poor road conditions, vehicle malfunctions and failure to comply with traffic regulations.
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