A Sukhtbar was severely injured due to a vehicle overturn and fire in Malek Abad, Sarbaz County.
According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, June 20, 2024, a Sukhtbar vehicle in Malek Abad, a district of Sarkur in Sarbaz County, overturned and caught fire, resulting in the driver being injured.
The identity of the Sukhtbar is not known at this time.
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
