Following a high-speed chase by military forces in Nehbandan, a Baloch Sukhtbari vehicle overturned, resulting in his death.
According to Kolbarnews, early Friday October 25, a Sukhtbari vehicle was pursued by emergency unit forces 35 kilometers from Nehbandan, leading to the vehicle overturning and the driver’s death.
The deceased Sukhtbar been identified as Omid Sarani, a 28-year-old resident of Zabol, married with children.
Local sources reported that around 3:00 a.m., Nehbandan emergency forces pursued the vehicle, causing it to veer off course and overturn. The driver succumbed to his injuries, and his body was taken by military personnel to Nehbandan, where it was placed in the morgue.
Sources added that the family has attempted to reclaim the body, but it has yet to be released to them.
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.
