GARDEZ, Afghanistan, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Three commuters perished as their car collided with a head-on truck in eastern Afghanistan's Paktia province on Friday, provincial police spokesman Munib Zadran said.
The deadly mishap took place outside the provincial capital Gardez city in the wee hours of Friday, killing three travelers, including a woman, on the spot, the official added.
This is the second road accident in Afghanistan, which occurred in a span of hours.
At least 19 travelers, including women and children, were injured as a passenger bus overturned in the northern Baghlan province late Thursday night. ■
