21 dead in Afghanistan after bus collides with tanker

At least 21 people were killed and 38 injured on Sunday when a bus collided with a fuel tanker truck and burst into flames in southern Afghanistan. Of the 38 people injured, 11 were seriously hurt, according to the provincial information department.

The passenger bus was travelling from Herat to Kabul when it first collided with a motorbike carrying two people, killing both riders. And, the bus then crashed with a tanker truck travelling in the opposite direction, sparking a fire. The accident killed three people on the tanker and 16 bus passengers. The accident occurred in the early hours of the morning.