Five Taliban militants who were riding an explosive-laden car lost their lives as the device went off prematurely in the eastern Ghazni province on Wednesday, provincial government spokesman Aref Nuri said Thursday.

The insurgents, according to the official, were attempting to explode the explosive laden-car next to the headquarters of Deyak district, when it exploded accidentally on the way to the district killing all five on the spot.

Taliban militants who are largely relying on suicide and roadside bombings are yet to make comment.