Story highlights At least 36 people killed and 36 others injuredThe long-distance bus was carrying passengers from Kandahar to KabulCNN MapKabul, Afghanistan (CNN) Dozens of Afghan travelers were killed when their bus collided with a fuel tanker in Zabul province early Sunday. At least 36 people were killed and 36 others injured, according to Gul Islam Sial, provincial spokesman for Zabul province, which is in the south of the country and neighbors Kandahar. The collision occurred Sunday around 5 a.m. local time (8.30 p.m. Saturday ET), when the long-distance bus, which was carrying passengers from Kandahar to Kabul, collided with the tanker in the Shar e Safa area. Some of the wounded were taken to hospital in Kandahar, he added.

Source: CNN September 04, 2016 07:41 UTC