Overview

• Officials say the passenger bus struck a truck and a motorcycle in Guzara district outside Herat city and burst into flames.
• Provincial spokesman Ahmadullah Muttaqi shared video of the burning bus, noting firefighters reached the site but could not rescue those trapped.
• Local police attribute the crash to excessive speed and negligence, with a formal inquiry in progress.
• Most of the dead were bus passengers, with two fatalities from the truck and two from the motorcycle, according to AFP.
• Authorities report the bus carried Afghans recently returned from Iran and bound for Kabul, aligning with more than 1.5 million returns from Iran and Pakistan this year.