The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Three people were killed and two others were injured after a fuel tanker collided with a Mazda pickup truck on the Kabul–Mazar-e-Sharif highway in northern Afghanistan, Taliban authorities said Friday.
The Taliban's police command in Balkh province said the crash occurred on the Kabul–Mazar-e-Sharif highway in Balkh. The victims' bodies and the injured were transported to nearby medical facilities, where the injured are receiving treatment.
Authorities said the scene was investigated by the province's traffic accident investigation unit. Preliminary findings indicate that driver negligence was the likely cause of the crash.
The identities of the victims were not immediately released, and no further details were provided.
