Officials said three People were killed and injured in three separate traffic accidents in the Central province of Daikundi on Friday.
A Kamaz-type truck driver was killed when it overturned after slipping off the road, according to police spokesperson Ghulam Ali Javid.
He further said that two persons were injured when a Four-Runner-type vehicle toppled in the Raqil Tamzan area of the Pato district.
Two people were killed earlier, and eight others were injured in a traffic accident in the eastern province of Wardak.
According to provincial officials, a mini-bus was overturned due to reckless driving resulting in several casualties. All the injured, including women and children, were transferred to the local hospital for medical treatment.
In a similar accident in the Kapisa province of Afghanistan, six persons were killed, and nine others were injured.
Reckless driving, inadequately constructed roads, a lack of the rule of law, and poorly maintained vehicles have increased traffic accidents nationwide.
