KABUL, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Six commuters lost their lives and three others were injured in a road accident in Qarghayi district, eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province on Sunday morning, the provincial police office said in a statement.
The accident took place along the highway linking the capital of Kabul to eastern provinces, when a passenger vehicle veered off the road and caught fire, leaving six dead on the spot and three injured, according to the statement.
The injured are receiving treatment in a local hospital. Reckless driving was cited as the primary cause of the incident.
Fatal road accidents are common in Afghanistan due to poor road conditions, reckless driving, difficult terrains, overloading, overtaking and overspeeding. ■
