The deadly accident occurred on Sunday morning at the road from Kabul to Kandagar, the country's second largest city, Pajhwok Afghan News Agency reported. According to local officials, a fuel tanker collided with a bus, killing at least 35 people.
Update: 36 were killed and 28 wounded in a traffic accident on Kabul-Kandahar highway.#AFG pic.twitter.com/P5mcvVsU8G
— Pajhwok Afghan News (@pajhwok) September 4, 2016
The investigation into the causes of the crash is underway.