Dozens die as buses hit fuel tanker in Afghanistan

Two buses and a fuel tanker have collided on a major highway in Afghanistan, killing 52 people, officials said.

Another 73 people who had been on the buses were wounded in the accident, which set all three vehicles ablaze, said Jawed Salangi, spokesman for the governor of the eastern Ghazni province.

Records show the two buses were carrying a total of 125 passengers, Mr Salangi said. “With 73 survivors out of the 125, 52 people are dead,” he said.