2010-07-26 16:53

KANDAHAR - A speeding bus flipped over Monday in southern Afghanistan, killing 26 people who were on board, Afghan police said.

The bus ran off the road in Daman district south of Kandahar city just after dawn and flipped over, said the head of traffic police for the province, Mohammadullah Khan. Twenty-two people had originally been reported killed, and Khan said another four died of their injuries later in the day. More than 20 were injured, he said. He did not say how many people were in the bus.

The bus was heading toward the capital of Kabul and was driving well over normal speeds, Khan said.