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Ghazni Province road crash
Kabul-Kandahar highway near Wardak Province in 2010
125 passengers on the buses, other people also involved
Deaths
73+
Non-fatal injuries
50+
Property damage
Two buses and a fuel tanker destroyed
On May 8, 2016, two buses and a fuel tanker collided on a major highway, killing at least 73 people in the Muqur district, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan on the Kabul-Kandahar highway. More than 50 other people injured in the accident were taken to hospital in Ghazni Province.[1] All three vehicles were set ablaze and completely engulfed in fire after the collision on the main road linking the capital, Kabul, to the southern city of Kandahar.
Some sources claimed that "dozens" were injured. Both buses involved carried 125 passengers, and were travelling from Kabul to Kandahar. Many of the injured were very seriously injured and in critical condition.[2]
^"Afghanistan fuel tanker crash kills 73 in Ghazni province". BBC News. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
^"Fuel-tanker crash kills over 70 in Afghanistan's Ghazni". www.aljazeera.com. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
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