“Due to the neglect of the driver, the vehicle deviated from the road and fell into a ravine. Twenty-four people are dead,” said Den Mohammed Nazari, a police spokesman in Sar e Pol province.
No further details were available about the cause of the accident.The deadly accident took place on Wednesday evening in Sayad district due to reckless driving and the victims comprised 12 women, eight children and four men, the spokesman said, adding that only a woman survived but was badly injured, reports Xinhua news agency.
This was the second road accident in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
On Wednesday morning, a road accident in the central Bamyan province killed 14 people.
