Two Baloch Sukhtbars were killed and injured following a vehicle rollover in Dashtyari County.
According to Kolbarnews, on the morning of Monday, July 8, 2024, a Sukhtbari vehicle overturned near the village of Kelani in Dashtyari County. As a result, one person lost his life and another was severely injured.
The deceased has been identified as Omar Payandeh, approximately 24 years old, from the village of Sandak Zehi Paeen in Dashtyari County.
The injured person has been identified as Junaid (last name unknown), from the village of Golestan in Dashtyari.
The report states that the accident occurred on the road to the village of Kelani, and after the incident, locals arrived at the scene and extracted the two individuals from the vehicle.
It is reported that Junaid was driving the vehicle, and his condition is critical due to the injuries sustained.
Sukhtbari is considered an unconventional and hazardous job that many Baluch people in Baluchistan are forced into due to the lack of suitable and stable employment. Accidents, vehicle rollovers, and direct shootings by military and security forces are some of the dangers that Sukhtbars face.
According to reports from Baluch activists, in the first six months of 2024, at least 133 Baluch Sukhtbars have died from shootings by military forces, traffic accidents, and vehicle fires, with another 80 injured in these incidents, including nine children.
