Barkat Balochzehi, a 22-year-old Sukhtbar from Saravan County, who was injured in a chain-reaction crash on the Sirkan route, died in hospital due to the severity of his injuries.
According to Kolbarnews, citing sources in Balochistan, on the evening of Saturday, August 29, 2026, following a chain-reaction collision involving at least four vehicles on the Sirkan route in Saravan County, at least seven people, including two Baloch Sukhtbars were injured.
According to published reports, two of the vehicles involved in the incident belonged to the Sukhtbars, while the other two belonged to ordinary citizens.
One of the injured Sukhtbars, after being transferred to a medical center and despite receiving medical care, died from the severity of his injuries.
The identity of the deceased Sukhtbar, Barkat Balochzehi, aged 22, son of Khodabakhsh and a resident of Esfandak village in Saravan County, has been confirmed.
So far, no precise information has been published regarding the identities of the other injured individuals in the incident.
At the time of the incident, due to the high number of injured people and limited emergency resources, only one ambulance was present in Sirkan to transfer the injured from the scene.
A number of the injured were also transported to medical centers in private vehicles with the assistance of local citizens.
Sukhtbari is considered one of the unconventional and dangerous jobs that many Baloch people in Balochistan have been forced to turn to due to the lack of suitable and stable employment. Accidents, vehicle overturns, and direct gunfire from military and security forces are among the dangers that threaten the lives of these Sukhtbars.According to the 2025 annual report of the Baluchistan Human Rights Documentation Network, at least 262 Sukhtbars were killed or injured. Of these, 173 Sukhtbars lost their lives due to gunfire by military forces, road accidents during pursuits by security forces, or explosions caused by mines planted by the IRGC, while 89 others were injured. Four child Sukhtbars were among those killed.
