Late Saturday, a passenger vehicle veered off the road and overturned near the outskirts of Lal wa Sarjangal district in Ghor province, western Afghanistan, killing five people and injuring 16 others, Xinhua reported.
Bakhtar News Agency said the crash was caused when the vehicle lost control and flipped over, citing local government official Abdullah Fayeez. He told reporters that the incident claimed five commuters’ lives.
"killing five commuters," Abdullah Fayeez said.
Authorities say the accident is the sixth road incident reported across Afghanistan in the past three days.
The event highlights ongoing concerns about road safety in the country, as officials investigate the cause of the vehicle’s loss of control. No further details have been released about the vehicle or exact reason for the crash.