KABUL -- Five people were killed after their vehicle veered off the road and turned turtle in northern Afghanistan's Takhar province, state-owned Bakhtar News Agency reported Wednesday.

The mishap happened Tuesday night after a Land Cruiser turned turtle due to reckless driving in the Shaikh Rabat region, Farkhar district of the province, Bakhtar quoted Qari Zabihullah Hakimi, provincial police spokesman, as saying. (Afghanistan-Accident-Death)

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SEOUL -- Six people were injured Wednesday as a Russian ship caught fire in waters off South Korea's southeastern coast, according to Yonhap news agency.

A patrol boat of the South Korean coast guard found the Russian-registered 7,534-ton refrigerated carrier catching fire in waters off the southeastern port city of Busan at about 7:14 a.m. local time (2214 GMT Tuesday). (South Korea-Ship Fire-Injury)

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JAKARTA -- A train collided with a car in Sukoharjo regency, Central Java province, Indonesia on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring three others, officials said.

The accident occurred at a railroad crossing on Pasarnguter Street. All victims were immediately transported to DKR Sukoharjo Hospital, said Feni Novida Saragih, public relations coordinator for operational area 6 of Indonesia's state railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia. (Indonesia-Transportation-Accident)

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KAMPALA -- Severe flooding caused by torrential rains in Uganda's capital, Kampala, on Wednesday morning has claimed the lives of two children, with fears of further casualties, a humanitarian relief agency reported.

Irene Nakasiita, spokesperson for the Uganda Red Cross Society, said in a statement that the two children were found dead after floodwaters engulfed their home in the Mulimira zone of Bukoto, a suburb of Kampala. (Uganda-Kampala-Urban Flooding) Enditem

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