Highway Collision Leaves Six Dead, Thirty Injured in Afghanistan
(MENAFN) At least six people were killed and 30 others injured in a devastating highway collision in eastern Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, according to media on Monday.
The accident unfolded on Monday afternoon in the Askarkot area of Qarabagh district, along the strategic roadway linking Kandahar in the south to the capital, Kabul. Citing Mohammad Zark Zirak, head of the provincial public health department, media reported that a bus collided with a fuel tanker traveling in the opposite direction.
Zirak said the bus collided with a fuel tanker traveling in the opposite direction, leaving six people dead at the scene and 30 others injured.
Emergency responders rushed the injured to nearby medical centers, with Zirak noting that five remain in critical condition.
Traffic accidents remain frequent across Afghanistan, often fueled by poor road conditions, lack of signage, and reckless driving behavior on overcrowded routes.
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