Women and children were among 12 people killed in a road accident in Iraq when a minivan and a dump truck collided, authorities said on Friday. The accident, which they blamed on speeding and reckless driving, happened overnight on a road linking Baghdad to Babylon province, a statement said. The collision, which transport authorities blamed on “high speed, not paying attention and an improperly executed U-turn”, killed 12 people and injured five, they said. One official told AFP that women and children were among the victims, without specifying their number. He said the truck driver had swerv…