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ALSO READ: Afghanistan: 21 dead, 38 injured in bus-oil tanker collision in Helmand The accident occurred on Sunday early morning in the Helmand province's Grishk district's Yakhchal neighbourhood, said The Information and Culture Directorate of Helmand Province. “On Sunday morning, 21 people were killed and 38 people were injured due to a collision between a tanker, a motorcycle, and a passenger bus," the provincial information department said in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter).
The Tolo News reported that the accident happened following the bus driver losing control after a collision with the motorcycle and crashed with an oil tanker traveling in the opposite direction from Kandahar. The tragic incident led to the death of 16 passengers on the bus, 2 on the motorbike, and 3 in the tanker.
All the 38 injured were immediately transported to hospitals in Grishk district and the provincial capital of Helmand, Lashkargah City. Of the injured, 11 people were reported to be in critical condition, the TOLOnews reported.
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