In brief
A passenger bus collided head‑on with an oil tanker on the Salang Highway in Baghlan province on Friday, killing five and injuring about 20. Xinhua attributes the accident to driver negligence and says an investigation is underway, while Pajhwok also reports the same casualty figures and notes the bus carried 580 passengers.
A passenger bus was involved in a head‑on collision with an oil tanker on the Salang Highway in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province early Friday morning, killing five commuters and injuring 20, Xinhua reported.
Xinhua says driver negligence was the cause of the crash and that an investigation into the incident is underway.
All of the injured were taken to nearby health centers for treatment, Xinhua added.
Pajhwok Afghan News reported that the bus involved was a 580‑passenger vehicle and that at least five people were killed and around 20 others injured.
Both outlets confirmed that the accident occurred on the Salang Highway and that the investigation is still in progress.
