Seven young men have died in head-on collision in the Vose district of Khatlon province.

A source in the Interior Ministry’s office for Kulob says the accident took place on the Dushanbe-Kulob highway yesterday afternoon.  According to him, a car went into oncoming traffic, hitting another car head-on.

Six people dies on the spot while the seventh one died in hospital, the source added.  

The crash remains under investigation.