At least 38 people were killed and 28 others were injured after a fuel tanker collided with a passenger bus, causing a massive explosion. The incident took place on a major highway connecting the southern province of Kandahar with the capital city of Kabul.
Ghulam Jilani Farahi, deputy police chief of Zabul province where the accident occurred, said authorities could identify only six bodies and the rest are totally burnt. Farahi said several women and children were among the victims in the bus that was carrying more than 60 people.
The driver of the oil tanker and a co-passenger died immediately after the truck burst into flames during the early morning today.