Accident in Afghanistan, at least 15 dead and about 30 injured

Authorities in western Afghanistan said that at least 15 people, including three women and two children, died when the bus on which they traveled crashed in a truck. At least 30 other people have been injured in the accident in Bakva County, officials said. Nasir Mehr, spokesman for the province's governor, told [...]
At least 30 other people have been injured in the accident in Bakva County, officials said.
Nasir Mehr, spokesman for province governor Farah, told Radio Free Europe that the bus has been traveling from the Hera province to Kandahar.
The bus driver reportedly drove too fast.
In Afghanistan, every year hundreds of people die in traffic because of substandard highways and old cars. /rel











