Bus crash in Afghanistan kills more than 70 people returning from Iran

A man looks at the wreckage of the burned out bus in Herat province (Omid Haqjoo/AP)

A bus crash in north-western Afghanistan has killed at least 79 people returning from Iran – including 19 children, an official said.

Two people were also injured in the crash, Ministry of Interior spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qani told The Associated Press.