At least 10 killed in Iran as bus falls into ravine: state TV
The truck collided at night with the bus.
Atleast10people werekilledon Saturday when abusplungedintoaravineinIran's western Lorestan province,statemedia reported.
"Aid and rescue teams have been dispatched to the area," Mohammad Ghadami, the provincial head of the Red Crescent Society, toldstateTV.
Lorestan is around 350 kilometres (220 miles) southwest of the capital Tehran.
Iranhas a poor road safety record, with more than 20,000 deaths in accidents recorded between March 2023 and March 2024, according to local media citing the Iranian judiciary's Forensic Medicine Organisation.
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In August, atleast28 Pakistani pilgrims en route to Iraq for a Muslim religious ritual werekilledwhen theirbuscrashed in centralIran.
In June 2004, more than 70 people died in a massive fire caused by a collision between a gasoline tanker and abusinIran's southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan.
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The truck collided at night with thebus, which was stopped near a police station, setting six buses and five trucks ablaze in a radius of about 50 metres.
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