In brief
A Hino truck collided with a rickshaw on a Kabul‑to‑eastern provinces highway on Sunday evening, killing two people and injuring three more. Police blame reckless driving and have taken the wounded to a provincial hospital. Deadly road accidents remain common in Afghanistan due to poor road conditions and limited safety measures.
A Hino truck crashed into a rickshaw on a Kabul‑to‑eastern provinces highway in the Azizkhan Kas area of Laghman province on Sunday evening, killing two people and injuring three more, police said.
The accident happened when the truck was moving southbound and the rickshaw was coming from the opposite direction. Local police cited reckless driving as the main reason for the collision.
The three injured people were taken to the Laghman provincial hospital, where they received treatment. No further information about the health outcomes is available at this time.
Road accidents continue to pose a serious danger in Afghanistan, where war‑torn terrain, damaged infrastructure, and a lack of safety regulations often result in deadly incidents on major highways.