AFP and AP news agencies reported on the 17th (local time) that dozens of people died in a collision between a bus and a tanker truck in southern Afghanistan.
According to the Helmand provincial government in southern Afghanistan, on the morning of the same day, a passenger bus and a motorcycle collided on the Herat-Kandahar highway in the Grishk area of Helmand province and the capital Kabul. The bus, which collided with the motorcycle, then hit a tanker truck coming from the opposite lane, and a large fire broke out as the tanker caught fire due to the collision.
Mohammad Qasim Riyaz, spokesperson for Helmand province, explained, "As a result of this accident, 21 people including the motorcycle driver, bus passengers, and the tanker driver died, and 38 were injured, with 11 of the injured sustaining serious injuries." He added that the accident appeared to be caused by reckless driving.
Bus collision accident that occurred on August 4, 2003, in an area 10km north of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The photo is not related to the article. [Image source=AFP·Yonhap News]
In Afghanistan, traffic accidents frequently occur due to poor road conditions, old vehicles, reckless driving, and insufficient regulations.
According to Afghan police, over the past 10 months, more than 1,600 people have died and over 4,000 have been injured in traffic accidents.
In December 2022, a tanker overturned in the Salang area of Afghanistan, causing a fire that killed 31 people and injured dozens.
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