Ten persons including four athletes were killed as two cars collided in Jauzjan province north of Afghanistan Sunday night, police said Monday. "Four athletes from northern Jauzjan province were heading to attend a local tournament and their car collided with another car coming from opposite direction leaving 10 persons including the athletes dead on Sunday night,"Deputy to Jauzjan police chief Mohammad Ibrahim told Xinhua.
The driver of the athletes sustained injuries, he added. Reckless driving, according the official was behind the deadly accident that claimed the lives of 10 persons from two vehicles.
Careless driving in the narrow and congested roads claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the country.