More than 20 killed in Afghanistan traffic collision
Eleven people with major injuries rushed to a nearby hospital in Helmand province
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A motorbike collided with a Kabul-bound bus, resulting in the immediate fatalities of both riders.
Subsequently, the bus driver, having lost control, veered into the opposite lane, striking an oil tanker en route to Herat, the provincial information department said on X.
The vehicles were engulfed in fire that erupted shortly after the collision, according to authorities.
Images from the accident spot showed charred, twisted metal scattered across the highway. Law enforcement authorities have initiated a probe into the traffic collision, said Qadratullah, a traffic official in Helmand.
Two people on the motorbike, three in the tanker and 16 passengers on the bus died on the spot of the accident.
Eleven people, who sustained major injuries, were transferred to hospitals, said Hzatullah Haqqani, a spokesman for the Helmand police chief.
Traffic accidents are common in Afghanistan, mainly due to poor road conditions and driver carelessness.
In December 2022, at least 31 people were killed when an oil tanker overturned and caught fire in Afghanistan’s Salang pass.
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