Kandahar officials said the accident, which killed five and injured 45, happened after the bus driver lost control of the vehicle early Monday morning.

AVA- Five people were killed and 45 injured when a bus crashed on the Herat-Kandahar Highway on Monday morning, Kandahar officials said.

According to them, the incident happened when the bus driver lost control of the vehicle and veered off the road.

The bus was from the Ahmad Shah Abdali bus company.

No further details were provided.