259 Injured in Afghanistan’s Herat in Last Five Days
More than 259 people have been injured due to traffic incidents in the western province of Herat over the last five days.
“In the last five days, we had 259 injured traffic accidents and, unfortunately, three deaths,” said Ahmad Farhad Afzali, director of the emergency department of the Herat Regional Hospital.
According to Afzali, most of the injured were teenagers and young adults. According to hospital officials, most incidents and injuries occurred during the Eid days.
Meanwhile, the eastern province of Nangarhar also had the highest number of incidents during the Eid days. At least two people died, and 168 others were injured due to traffic accidents in the province during the Eid days.
Moreover, more than a dozen had been killed and over 300 others injured due to traffic accidents across the country.
On the other hand, 33 people died, and 45 others were injured in several traffic accidents in different provinces before Eid days.
According to officials, the current increase in road accidents is directly related to reckless driving, lack of asphalted roads, poorly maintained vehicles and neglected traffic laws.
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