Bus and oil tanker collide head-on in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, killing 5 and injuring 20

October 30, 2026

Kabul: A passenger bus and an oil tanker collided head-on in Afghanistan’s northern province of Baghlan on Friday. Five passengers were killed and 20 others injured in the horrific road accident. Some of the injured are reported to be in critical condition.

According to the official Bakhtar News Agency, the accident occurred early Friday morning on the Salang Highway. Preliminary information suggests the accident was caused by the driver’s negligence. All the injured have been admitted to nearby health centers for treatment.

The agency did not share further details about the accident. Officials said the investigation is ongoing.

Four people killed in vehicle overturn in Badakhshan

Earlier on October 24, at least four people were killed and eight others injured when a passenger vehicle overturned in Afghanistan’s remote northern province of Badakhshan.

According to local media, the vehicle was passing through the districts of Kofaab and Yaftal when the accident occurred. Ariana News, quoting a local official, reported that the cause of the accident was not disclosed. The injured were taken to the provincial hospital for treatment.

Badakhshan is a mountainous and sparsely populated region. Rugged roads and limited road facilities often lead to road accidents.

Road accidents also occurred in Takhar and Laghman

On September 23, a vehicle veered off the road and overturned in the Gazistan area of ​​the Kalafgan district in the northern Afghan province of Takhar. Eight passengers died on the spot and four others were injured. According to provincial police spokesman Naqibullah Masrur, the injured were admitted to the provincial hospital in Takhar. The cause of the accident was under investigation.

On September 22, a minibus fell into a ravine in the Padpakh district of Laghman province in eastern Afghanistan. One passenger was killed and nine others were injured in the accident.

Provincial police spokesman Mohammad Younus Yousafzai said that police immediately arrived at the scene and transported the injured to a hospital in the provincial capital, Mehtarlam. An investigation into the accident was launched.