KABUL, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Three commuters were killed and two others sustained injuries in a road accident in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Saturday, the provincial police office said in a statement.

The fatal incident occurred when two speeding vehicles collided in the Qala-e-Baday region of Dushi district, killing three passengers, including a woman and a child on the spot and injuring two others, according to the statement late Saturday.

This follows another deadly crash in northern Badakhshan province on Thursday, in which two people died and one was injured after a vehicle veered off a mountainous road and plunged into a ravine.

Deadly road accidents remain a persistent challenge in Afghanistan, often linked to poor road conditions, reckless driving, and insufficient safety measures across the country's difficult terrain and underdeveloped infrastructure. ■