5 killed, 7 injured as vehicle turns turtle in east Afghanistan

KABUL: At least five commuters have been confirmed dead and seven others injured after their vehicle turned turtle in eastern Afghanistan’s Parwan province Saturday evening, a local police official reported on Sunday.

The accident occurred in the Mandiqol area of Kohi Safi district when the vehicle veered off the road due to a suspected technical failure and turned over, killing five passengers on the spot and injuring seven others, according to provincial police spokesman Fazul Rahim Muskenyar.

The injured were rushed to medical facilities in Kabul for treatment, Muskenyar said.

-Xinhua