Afghan Bus Crash

At least 24 people were killed when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine after a head-on collision with a truck in northern Afghanistan, officials said today, in the latest deadly road accident.

A passenger bus collided with a fuel tanker in Afghanistan before dawn on Friday, killing at least 30 people, many of them heading for the poppy harvest, officials said.

Afghan officials say at least 18 people have been killed in a traffic accident in the country's southeast.

At least 24 people were killed when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine after a head-on collision with a truck in northern Afghanistan, officials said today, in the latest deadly road accident.

A passenger bus collided with a fuel tanker in Afghanistan before dawn on Friday, killing at least 30 people, many of them heading for the poppy harvest, officials said.

Afghan officials say at least 18 people have been killed in a traffic accident in the country's southeast.