An 18-year-old Baloch Sukhtbar lost his life in a traffic accident on the Sirkan–Saravan road.
According to Kolbarnews, the incident occurred on the morning of Monday, April 21, 2025, while Hafizollah Dousti, son of Sharif and a resident of Sib in the Sib and Soran region, was returning home after delivering a load of fuel.
The young Sukhtbar was born on June 14, 2006, and was only 18 years old at the time of the accident.
Local sources reported that Hafizollah was driving a Saipa vehicle when, in the area of one of the water crossings along the Sirkan–Saravan route, he collided with a ten-ton truck coming from the opposite direction. The crash was attributed to poor road conditions, particularly deep potholes and lack of adequate safety infrastructure on the driver’s side of the road.
Witnesses also noted a significant delay in the arrival of emergency services, including the ambulance.
Sukhtbari considered one of the unconventional and dangerous occupations that many Baloch people in Balochistan are forced to engage in due to the lack of suitable and stable employment opportunities. Accidents, vehicle overturns, and direct shootings by military and security forces are some of the dangers that threaten the lives of Sukhtbars. According to reports by Baloch activists, in 2024, at least 240 Baloch Sukhtbars lost their lives due to shootings by military forces, traffic accidents, and vehicle fires, while 135 others were injured in these incidents, 19 of whom were children.
