AMN /
At least 73 people died today in a highway collision involving two buses and a fuel tanker in the southern city of Kandahar in Afghanistan. The collision happened on the main highway linking the capital Kabul, to the southern city of Kandahar.
Jawed Salangi, spokesman for the governor of eastern Ghazni province said that 73 people injured in the accident had been taken to hospital in Ghazni province. He said Afghan army units were rushed to the scene of the accident in Moqor district and managed to save some passengers but many of the injured were in a critical condition. Accidents are common in Afghanistan where roads are often in a poor state and traffic rules rarely enforced.
update at 8:55 PM