Officials: At least 18 killed in Afghan bus crash

Kabul, Feb 14 (AP) Afghan officials say at least 18 people have been killed in a traffic accident in the country's southeast. Deputy provincial governor in Ghazni says the accident took place today on Afghanistan's main north-south highway, when a bus with more than 50 passengers on board rammed into a truck. Ahmad Ali Ahmad says there were also numerous injuries. Ahmad says the accident was due to reckless driving on the part of the bus driver, who was speeding on a narrow part of the highway in the Qarabagh district. The main hospital in Ghazni province confirmed the death toll. (AP) HAZ 02141700 NNNN