5 killed, 16 injured in Kandahar bus-trailer collision — Pajhwok

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Five people were killed and 16 others injured when an 805-model bus collided with a trailer in Daman district of southern Kandahar province on Thursday. Kandahar police spokesman Mullah Asadullah Jamshid told Pajhwok Afghan News that the accident occurred at around 4:30am in the Azam Qala area of Daman district, along the Kabul-Kandahar highway. He confirmed that five people were killed and 16 others injured in the collision. The spokesman provided no further details about the circumstances of the accident or the condition of the injured. Meanwhile, three people were killed or injured in a separate traffic accident in Paktia province on Thursday. Traffic accidents on major highways are often attributed to driver negligence, failure to observe traffic regulations and excessive speed.