Bus crash in southern Iran kills at least 21, injures 34
Briefly

A bus accident south of Shiraz, Iran, has resulted in at least 21 fatalities and injured 34 individuals. Rescue operations are currently in progress, and Masoud Abed, head of the emergency organization in Fars province, stated that further information will be disclosed once operations are concluded and investigations are complete. Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident. Iran experiences around 17,000 road accident casualties annually, largely due to inadequate safety measures, the use of aging vehicles, and insufficient emergency services.
At least 21 people have been killed after a bus overturned in the south of Iran, with 34 others injured in the accident.
Masoud Abed, the head of Fars province's emergency organisation, confirmed that rescue operations are ongoing and further information will be released later.
The cause of the incident is currently under investigation as authorities work to complete rescue operations.
Iran suffers nearly 17,000 casualties annually due to road accidents, attributed to lax safety measures and old vehicles.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
[
|
]