11 killed, 1 injured in Afghanistan’s deadly road mishap

KABUL, Sept. 9 (Xinhua/APP): A total of 11 travelers lost their lives and another sustained injury as their vehicle plunged into a ravine in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province on Monday afternoon, a local police officer said Tuesday.

The deadly mishap took place in Darayem district on Monday afternoon due to the carelessness of the driver, killing 11 passengers on the spot, including seven of one family, district police chief Sayed Mir Khangar confirmed.

Earlier, six people lost their lives and another was injured as a car collided with a bus in the eastern Ghazni province on Monday morning.