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32 Die in Bus Crash in Afghanistan

   VOA News 17 March 2010

   Afghan officials say at least 32 people have died in a crash between a
   bus and an oil truck in northern Afghanistan.
   They  say the truck burst into flames after hitting a bus traveling on
   the narrow Salang Pass.  Victims included children burned to death.
   The  number  of  injuries was not immediately clear.  The Reuters news
   agency  says  the  explosion burned several cars that were also on the
   road.
   The  Salang  Pass  is  located  3,400  meters  high  in the Hindu Kush
   mountains, and connects Kabul with northern Afghanistan.
   Last  month,  at  least  170  people  died when a series of avalanches
   struck the road.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters. 
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