KABUL, Oct. 30 (BSS/Xinhua) - Seven commuters lost their lives and nine
others sustained injuries as a mini-bus plunged into a ravine in
Afghanistan's central Daykundi province Saturday, reported the state-run
Bakhtar news agency on Sunday.

 The deadly accident took place in the mountainous Miramor district late
Saturday when the mini-bus fell into the ravine, killing the seven travelers
including a woman on the spot.

 Locals often blamed reckless driving and congested road on the ragged
terrain for traffic accidents, saying that driving on congested roads in the
mountainous province claimed scores of lives annually in the central
highland.

 A similar accident killed three people and injured three others in the
southern Kandahar province on Tuesday.