Nearly eight people were killed, and two were injured in a pickup-sedan crash in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar region; head of regional traffic police directorate ‘Jawed Shirzad’ confirmed this news on Tuesday. 

This accident took place when the two vehicles hit head-on along a ring road in the Police District of six regional capital Jalalabad city on Monday evening, as per sources. 

According to the official, the killed included four women, a child, and three men, including the drivers of the cars.

Road mishaps are frequent in mountainous countries and occur primarily due to poor driving or poorly maintained roads and vehicles.

We estimated Fatality Rate/100,000 Population from the World Health Organization in 2016. Afghanistan has no National road safety agency, strategy, or targets for road safety.

Zimbabwe is the country that has the highest rate of accidents, 61.90.

Cause of Accidents: 

Distracted driving is the most common cause of road accidents in the United States, resulting in more crashes every year than speeding, drunk driving, and other major accident causes. Distracted driving is not only the leading cause of car accidents, but it is also valid for trucks.

According to the latest WHO data published in 2018, Road Traffic Accidents Deaths in Afghanistan reached 5,253 or 2.35% of total deaths. The age-adjusted Death Rate is 17.68 per 100,000 population ranks Afghanistan #90 globally. Review other causes of death by clicking the links below or choosing the full health profile.

80%

• Percentage of Road Crash Fatalities and Injuries in the economically productive age groups (15 – 64 years.)

4:1

• Male to Female Fatalities Ratio with the 15 – 49 year age group is most vulnerable to fatalities.

1,636 life years.

• Affected due to disability from road crash injuries per 100,000 people.