PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Sept 11 (NNN-ANA) – Three passengers were killed and 12 others injured, as a passenger bus turned turtle in the Khinjan district of the northern province of Baghlan yesterday, an official with the highway authority, said.
The ill-fated passenger bus was heading to the northern Mazar-i-Sharif city from Kabul, yesterday morning, but the bus diverted from the road due to reckless driving and overturned in Salang Pass, killing three on the spot and injuring 12 others, including women and children, said Hafiz Mohammad Yaqub.
Salang Pass, which links the national capital, Kabul to the northern provinces of Afghanistan, has been badly damaged over the past two decades of war, which often causes road accidents, particularly in chilly winter.
Congested roads and reckless driving often lead to deadly road accidents in the country.– NNN-ANA
