Tehran: IranState TV says 16 people were killed and 12 were injured when a minibus fell off a road and into a valley in the west of the country. The report said the accident occurred in the Kurdish province of Kurdish Kurdistan area around noon on Thursday.
According to the report, 12 injured have been admitted to the hospital. Sanandaj City. The country’s emergency organization deployed a rescue helicopter and an ambulance bus as well as six ambulances to the scene.
Officials did not report the cause of the accident, saying only that it was being investigated.
With about 17,000 deaths annually, Iran has one of the world’s worst traffic safety records for its disregard for traffic laws, unsafe vehicles and inadequate emergency services.
According to the report, 12 injured have been admitted to the hospital. Sanandaj City. The country’s emergency organization deployed a rescue helicopter and an ambulance bus as well as six ambulances to the scene.
Officials did not report the cause of the accident, saying only that it was being investigated.
With about 17,000 deaths annually, Iran has one of the world’s worst traffic safety records for its disregard for traffic laws, unsafe vehicles and inadequate emergency services.
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