In brief
A vehicle accident in Kandahar’s Spin Boldak district on Monday night. Provincial police spokesperson blamed speeding and reckless driving for the fatal collision, which left two dead and two injured. Officials urged drivers to observe traffic rules to prevent similar incidents.
On Monday night, a vehicle traveling in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar Province on a congested road veered off the right‑hand side, resulting in two deaths and two injuries, Xinhua reported on Friday night.
Provincial police spokesperson Mullah Assadullah Jamshid described the incident as a deadly collision caused by the driver’s speeding, which caused a loss of control and forced the vehicle to leave the road.
In his statement released the following day, Jamshid blamed “reckless driving” for the disaster, saying that the driver had been moving at a faster speed than was safe for the heavily trafficked route.
The spokesman noted that the accident occurred on a busy stretch of road within Spin Boldak district, an area that sees a high volume of vehicles on the same day and time.
While the report did not disclose the make or model of the vehicle, the spokesperson said the driver struck a curb and overturned before the accident was halted by a passing patrol vehicle.
Xinhua noted that two people were killed at the scene and two others sustained injuries that required medical attention, with all victims currently listed as critical by local authorities.
The spokesperson urged residents to observe posted speed limits and traffic regulations, encouraging drivers to keep a safe distance from other vehicles on crowded roads.
According to the statement, the authorities have requested that the province’s law‑enforcement agencies strengthen road‑safety checks on the region’s main thoroughfares.
Jamshid added that the police would conduct an investigation to confirm the vehicle’s speed and check for possible mechanical failures before releasing full findings to the public.
Lack of evidence on the day’s weather was mentioned, with officials confirming that the accident happened in clear sight conditions on a night of low visibility but no precipitation.
Officials said the traffic safety campaign at the time had previously highlighted the dangers of speeding on routes that accommodate both commercial and private vehicles, aligning with the spokesperson’s statements.
In response to the accident, Xinhua reported that emergency services arrived within minutes, but no rescue team was able to prevent the number of casualties before medical care could be administered.
The spokesperson communicated that currently there is no indication of any legal or regulatory change being considered as a direct result of the incident, although he emphasized a continued focus on public safety education.
According to the report, this accident adds to the record of Congestion‑related crashes that local authorities have catalogued over the past year in the Kandahar Province.
The source ended its article without including quotes from witnesses or victims, citing only the official statement from Jamshid when recounting the cause and consequences of the crash.
Critically, the report lacked an official death toll beyond the two fatalities, with no additional context on the injured individuals’ conditions or the exact locations of the crash along the road network.
All details given in the headline and in the Xinhua report are drawn exclusively from the agency’s official statement released by provincial police on Tuesday following the incident on Monday night.