At least 21 dead & 38 injured after bus crashed into tanker sparking fireball after driver lost control in Afghanistan

AT LEAST 31 people are dead and another 38 injured after a bus crashed into a tanker sparking a huge fireball in Aghanistan.

The driver of the tanker reportedly lost control of the vehicle before it collided into the oncoming tanker and erupted into flames.

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The wreckage of the tanker following the crash[/caption]

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The remains of the charred bus being taken away from the scene[/caption]

The incident took place on the Kandahar-Herat highway, in the Gereshk district of Helmand, on Sunday, the provincial government said.

A motorcycle is also reported to have been involved in the crash, with photos in local media showing a tanker on fire on the dusty road and the wreckage of vehicles from the accident.

Images of the aftermath then showed remains of the vehicles scattered across the highway and the tanker’s crushed cabin.

The provincial information department confirmed the news on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday.

A post read: “On (March 17), 21 people were killed and 38 people were injured due to a collision between a tanker, a motorcycle and a passenger bus.”

As per local reports, among the injured, 11 were seriously wounded and 27 had minor injuries.