At least four citizens, including a Sukhtbar, lost their lives following a collision and fire involving two vehicles on the Qaleh Ganj highway.
According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Saturday, October 19, 2024, a collision and subsequent fire between a Saipa pickup truck carrying fuel and a Peugeot 405 occurred at the Keshit junction on the Qaleh Ganj to Manujan road. At least four citizens, including a Sukhtbar, perished in the flames.
The identities of the victims, all of whom were residents remain unknown at the time of this report.
According to the report, the three passengers of the Peugeot 405, along with the sole passenger of the Saipa pickup, lost their lives in the fire following the collision.
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.
