A Sukhtbar lost his life, and two others were injured in a road accident on the Zahedan-Khash route.
According to Kolbarnews, on October 19, 2024, a Peugeot 405 Sukhtbari collided with a Nissan truck near the Ghatarkhanjak area in Zahedan. The driver of the Peugeot, identified as Esmail Barahouei, 27, married and a father of three from the Monzelap region of Zahedan, died at the scene. The two occupants of the Nissan were injured.
Local sources reported that the accident occurred around 12:30 PM, when the two vehicles collided head-on, 15 kilometers from Zahedan, resulting in the immediate death of the Peugeot driver and serious leg injuries to the Nissan driver. The passenger in the Nissan sustained minor injuries.
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.
