KABUL, April 5 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed and five others seriously injured in a traffic accident on the major Kabul-Kandahar highway in eastern Afghanistan's Wardak province, the official Bakhtar news agency reported on Sunday.
The collision took place on Saturday evening in Sayyed Abad district of the province. Following the accident, the injured were promptly transported to a nearby medical facility for treatment.
The incident has brought renewed attention to road safety challenges on Afghanistan's vital transportation corridors. ■
