The bus, as a result of excessive speed and negligence, came out of the main road and collided with a truck. The bus was transporting Afghans who recently returned from Iran and headed for the capital Kabul.
The number of victims of a bus collision with two other vehicles in the province of Herat in the west of Afghanistan has risen to 76. There are more than 12 children among the dead. Three other people suffered serious injuries, local authorities reported on Wednesday. This is reported to TASR, according to the AFP report.
“As a result of disproportionate speed and negligence (bus), he came out of the main road and, and the province of Herat collided with a truck and a motorcycle,” the police said.
The bus was transporting Afghans who recently returned from Iran and headed for the capital Kabul. Navrátiks are part of a large group of Afghan citizens who have been deported or expelled from the country in recent months.
A serious accident with a similar number of victims occurred in Afghanistan last December, when 52 people died in the collision of two buses on the road between the cable and Kandahar and dozens of others were injured.
Serious traffic accidents are common in Afghanistan, especially for poor road quality after decades of conflicts, lack of regulation and dangerous driving style of some drivers, recalls AFP.
