KABUL, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Two commuters lost their lives and five others were injured due to a road accident in eastern Afghanistan's Ghazni province late Friday, a local official reported on Saturday.

The incident took place on a road in the province's Moqar district along the highway linking the capital of Kabul to southern Kandahar province when two passenger vehicles collided, leaving two dead, including a child, on the spot and five others injured, state-run Bakhtar news agency quoted Khalid Sarhadi, provincial police spokesman, as saying.

On Thursday night, a road accident in the eastern Laghman province led to the death of one person and injuries to three others.

Road accidents resulting in fatalities are prevalent in Afghanistan due to substandard road conditions, careless driving, difficult terrains, overloading of vehicles, overtaking and overspeeding. Enditem

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