According to Hekmatullah Mohammadi, provincial director of information and culture, the accident occurred in the province's Yaftal-e-Payan district on Sunday night when the vehicle left the road and overturned in a valley because the driver was unfamiliar with the road. Xinhua News Agency.

Mohammadi said the victims, who were workers and residents of eastern Laghman province, were returning from Raghistan district to Faizabad city, the provincial capital of Badakhshan province.

More information is awaited.