The Kabul Tribune (KT)— Eight people were killed and four others injured when a cargo truck veered off the road and overturned in northern Afghanistan’s Takhar province, officials said.
The accident occurred late Tuesday in the Gazistan area of Kalafgan district, when a Hino cargo truck left the road and overturned, according to officials from the Takhar provincial police command, which is under the Taliban administration.
The injured were taken to Takhar Provincial Hospital by security forces for medical treatment, officials said.
Bakhtar News Agency, which is operated by the Taliban administration, also reported the accident.
Officials did not provide further details about the cause of the crash or the identities of those killed and injured.
