At least 15 people were killed in northeastern Afghanistan after a minibus overturned and fell into a valley, reportedly due to road damage, local officials reported on Saturday.
The vehicle was travelling along a road in Badakhshan province towards the provincial capital, Faizabad, when "due to severe road damage, it veered off course and fell into a valley," a provincial police spokesperson told AFP.
"The victims of this incident include four men, five women, and six children... and the injured are in severe condition," the spokesperson added.
Traffic accidents are common in Afghanistan, often linked to poor road conditions following decades of conflict, unsafe driving practices, and weak regulation.
In August last year, a bus carrying migrants returning from Iran crashed in western Herat province, killing 78 people, including more than a dozen children. Authorities said the bus collided with a motorcycle and a truck, making it one of the deadliest accidents in recent years.
Earlier that same month, another 25 people died when a bus overturned on a highway near the capital, Kabul, "due to the driver's negligence," officials reported.
