ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A collision involving three vehicles on the Erbil-Kirkuk road killed six people and injured four others late Friday, a local health official said.
Confirming the casualties, Saman Yaba, head of the media office at the Kirkuk Health Directorate, told Rudaw’s Hardi Mohammed that those killed included two men, two women, and two children.
Traffic accidents are common in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, often attributed to speeding, reckless driving, poor road conditions, and failure to comply with traffic regulations.
The country’s aging road infrastructure, inadequate road safety measures, and growing number of vehicles have further contributed to traffic accidents, prompting repeated calls for stricter enforcement of traffic laws and improvements to major highways.
Despite efforts by authorities to improve road safety, traffic accidents continue to claim hundreds of lives annually, with major highways connecting cities and provinces among the most dangerous routes.
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