Sri Lanka, Aug. 20 -- A passenger bus carrying migrants recently returned from Iran has collided with a truck and a motorcycle in western Afghanistan, killing 71 people.
The accident occurred late on Tuesday in Herat province.
Among the people killed were 17 children, provincial government spokesperson Ahmadullah Muttaqi said.
Police in Herat province said the accident was caused due to the bus's "excessive speed and negligence" on a road outside Herat city in Guzara district.
The bus was carrying Afghans recently returned from Iran and en route to the capital, Kabul, provincial governor spokesperson Mohammad Yousuf Saeedi told AFP.
A massive wave of Afghans has returned from Iran in recent months after Tehran initiated a pressure ca...
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