A clash between an oil tanker and two buses killed 52 and injured 73 on Kandhahar-Kabul highway in Afghan province of Ghazni.
The three vehicles caught fire after the clash . Residents of nearby areas and volunteers tried to extinguish the fire and rescued the people trapped in the vehicles and shifted them to hospital.
According to authorities there were 125 persons on the bus.
The accident occurred due to speeding and rash driving.