Road accident kills 6 in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province

Six commuters lost their lives and four others sustained an injury as their vehicle plunged into a ravine in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province on Wednesday, a provincial administration official Qari Inamullah Inami said Thursday.

Faizabad [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Six commuters lost their lives and four others sustained an injury as their vehicle plunged into a ravine in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province on Wednesday, a provincial administration official Qari Inamullah Inami said Thursday.

According to the official, nearly a dozen people including women and children were going to Yaftal-e-Payan district when their vehicle plunged into a ravine outside provincial capital Faizabad city late Wednesday.

As a result, six travellers including women and children were killed and four others including the driver were injured. An investigation had been initiated into the deadly accident, the official said. (ANI/Xinhua)

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