- Iranian bus accident kills at least 28 Pakistani pilgrims
- Early reports suggest the crash was caused primarily due to a faulty braking system
- The bus was carrying a total of 53 passengers, 11 women and 17 men were among the fatalities
Iranian bus accident kills at least 28 Pakistani pilgrims
On Tuesday night, a bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims overturned in the Yazd province in Iran, killing 28 people. Twenty-three passengers were injured, including seven critically. The pilgrims were travelling to Karbala, Iraq, for a religious event.
Ali Malekzadeh, crisis management director, said the bus swerved off the road “due to lack of control by the driver of the vehicle, unfamiliarity with the road, high speed and technical problems”.
The crash happened on a highway near Dehshir-Taft checkpoint, approximately 423 miles south of Tehran. The bus was carrying a total of 53 passengers, including pilgrims from various cities in Sindh province. Eleven women and 17 men were among the fatalities.
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Local authorities are continuing their investigations and have begun efforts to repatriate the bodies of the victims and provide medical assistance to the injured. The Pakistani government has also expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and has dispatched consular officials to the area to support the affected pilgrims.