Overview
- The Iran-made Zamyad pick-up carrying 21 Afghans collided head-on with an oil tanker in a remote Katcha area about 35 km from Nokundi late at night, killing 11 and injuring nine.
- Officials say the passengers had crossed into Pakistan on routes used by smugglers and were being transported toward Iran for onward travel to Europe.
- Local residents and rescue teams recovered the victims, the injured were treated at Nokundi district hospital and reported stable, and Afghan authorities received the repatriated injured and bodies.
- Police named the deceased driver as Khudanazar, son of Abdullah, a resident of Taftan, whose body was sent to his hometown after legal procedures.
- Investigators are examining the crash with preliminary indications pointing to speeding, as recurring fatal accidents on Chagai border highways fuel road-safety concerns.