As a result of a collision between a bus and a Sukhtbari truck two Sukhtbars lost their lives.
According to Kolbarnews, early this morning, Wednesday, May first, 2024, as a result of a collision between a passenger bus and a Sukhtbari truck on the route from Nehbandan to Zahedan, two Sukhtbars lost their lives.
The identities of both Sukhtbar, Kazem Sayyadi, married with four children, and Sajjad Sayyadi, 16 years old, son of Gholamreza, both cousins and residents of Koohkhajeh area in Zabol city, have been confirmed.
Sukhtbari is considered one of the unconventional and dangerous jobs that many Baloch people in Balochistan have resorted to out of lack of suitable and stable employment. Accidents, vehicle overturning, and direct shootings by military and security forces are some of the dangers that threaten the lives of Sukhtbars in this profession. According to reports from Baloch activists in 2023, at least 172 Baloch Sukhtbars lost their lives due to shootings by military forces, traffic accidents, and vehicle fires, and 42 others were injured in these incidents, including 11 children
