Kabul, Nov 5 (NationPress) Tragically, four individuals lost their lives and two others were injured following a collision between a car and a truck in Afghanistan's eastern Parwan province on Tuesday, as confirmed by the provincial police spokesman, Fazal Rahim Muskinyar, on Wednesday.

The fatal incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Siagurd district, resulting in the immediate deaths of four individuals, which included both women and children, while two others sustained injuries, as reported by Xinhua News Agency.

The official attributed the accident to reckless driving and mentioned that the drivers of both vehicles have been apprehended.

Earlier, on November 1, local authorities reported that three people, including a woman, died and five others were injured, among them four children and another woman, when a truck overturned in southern Helmand province.

This accident occurred as the truck was transporting a family during relocation, resulting in its overturning due to reckless driving on the outskirts of Police District 10 in Lashkar Gah city, the provincial capital, according to a statement from the provincial department of information and culture.

Annually, road accidents claim thousands of lives in Afghanistan, primarily due to reckless driving, deteriorating road conditions, speeding, overloading, congested highways, and inadequate traffic signage.

On October 30, the provincial police reported that at least three people were killed and 18 others injured in a collision involving a tractor and two passenger vehicles in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province.

The incident occurred in the Surkhakan region along the highway connecting the capital Kabul to eastern Nangarhar province, on October 29, leading to the deaths of three commuters, including a woman and a child, and injuring 18 others, some critically, according to the statement.

The primary cause of this crash was also attributed to reckless driving.

On September 26, provincial police reported that a commuter was killed, and 11 others were injured in a head-on collision in northern Afghanistan's Jawzjan province.

This collision occurred between two passenger cars in the Qarabuyen Olya region, along the highway linking Jawzjan to neighboring Balkh province, resulting in one death and 11 injuries, as per a police statement.

Reckless driving was cited as the main cause of this incident, and the injured were quickly taken to a nearby health center for treatment, where many remain in critical condition.