Deadly road crashes claim 4 lives in Balkh — Pajhwok

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Four people have been killed and four others injured in two separate traffic accidents in northern Balkh province, police said. In a statement, the police said three people were killed and four others seriously injured when two Suzuki Swift cars collided on the Kabul-Mazar–i-Sharif highway on Wednesday. The bodies of the deceased were taken to hospital by security forces before being handed over to their families, the statement added. The injured were also taken to hospital and are receiving treatment. In another accident on Tuesday, one person was killed when a Benz truck collided with a Suzuki car in the Dasht-i-Shor area of Mazar–i-Sharif city, the statement said.