48 killed in traffic accidents in Eid holiday in Afghanistan

KABUL: At least 48 people were killed and more than 160 others injured in road accidents across Afghanistan during the five-day Eid al-Adha holiday that ended on Friday, head of General Directorate of Traffic Police Hasibullah Mokhtar confirmed in talks to local media.

“We had 97 road incidents resulting in approximately 161 injuries and 48 fatalities,” Tolonews quoted Mokhtar on Sunday as saying.

Poor conditions on the roads, reckless driving and lack of security measures during travel are among the causes of deadly road accidents in the war-ravaged country.

This year’s Eid al-Adha holiday in Afghanistan had been initially announced to last three days, but while later prolonged to five days.

During the four-day Eid al-Fitr holiday in April, 50 were killed and 185 others injured in road accidents across Afghanistan.

-Xinhua