At least 21 people killed in bus and fuel tanker collision near Natanz
Reports indicate that at least 21 people were killed and at least 20 others injured when a bus collided with a fuel tanker near Natanz.
Pirouz Hanachi, head of the national emergency services, said the bus hit the tanker from behind and the fire is extensive; the search for bodies continues.
Meanwhile, the Red Crescent rescue and relief organization announced that 47 people were affected in the Tehran-Kerman bus collision with the fuel tanker. In this incident, 21 people died and 26 people were injured.
According to IRNA, the collision occurred at 23:14 on Monday, September 17 (Shahrivar 26), at kilometer 25 of the Kashan-Natanz road.
The bus reportedly belonged to the Haft Cooperative and was traveling from Tehran to Kerman.
According to the report, the bus overturned after colliding with the tanker and caught fire in the opposite lane.
IRNA stated that emergency medical personnel, the Red Crescent, firefighters, and law enforcement forces were present at the accident scene and are working to secure the area and transfer the injured to regional medical centers.
Authorities have not yet announced the exact death toll from this incident.
In June of this year, at least 13 people were killed in a collision between a fuel tanker and a passenger bus in Sanandaj in Kurdistan Province.
Iran is one of the world’s most accident-prone countries in terms of driving. Based on a report published by Iran’s Central Insurance Research Institute, among 190 countries worldwide, Iran has the highest mortality rate on roads after the African country of Sierra Leone.
Source: Radio Farda
