KABUL, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed, and 18 others injured in a collision involving a tractor and two passenger vehicles in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province, the provincial police office reported in a statement on Thursday.
The accident occurred on Wednesday evening in the Surkhakan region along the highway linking the capital Kabul to eastern Nangarhar province, killing three commuters, including a woman and a child on the spot, and injuring 18 others, several critically, according to the statement.
Reckless driving was cited as the primary cause of the crash.
Over the past week, at least 11 people have lost their lives and nearly 40 others were injured in five separate road incidents across the eastern provinces of Laghman, Khost, and Ghazni, as well as northern Badakhshan and Balkh.
Road mishaps remain a leading cause of accidental fatalities in war-torn Afghanistan, driven by reckless driving, congested roads, and a lack of traffic signs on dilapidated highways. ■
