At least 73 dead after buses collide with fuel tanker in Afghanistan

At least 73 people were killed and fifty seven others injured in a traffic accident in Afghanistan's central Ghazni province on Sunday.

Aghagul Jawid Salangi, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said the incident took place in Muqur district of the province after two passenger buses crashed with a fuel tanker.

"The buses caught fire after the crash and most of the injured people are in a critical condition," Tolo News quoted him as saying.

Though the officials are investigating the cause of the incident, Muqur police officials said that early findings indicate reckless driving as the cause.