Report: Truck crashes into bus in Iran, killing 10 people

TEHRAN, Iran — A roadworthy mishap successful southwestern Iran killed astatine slightest 10 radical connected Saturday, Iranian media reported.

The authoritative IRNA quality bureau said the mishap happened arsenic a motortruck deed a minibus that was carrying laborers connected the roadworthy linking the metropolis of Khorramshahr with the metropolis of Ahvaz successful Khuzestan province.

The fatalities see the motortruck operator and 9 workers from the minibus. Three different cars rear-ended the autobus and each other. Thirteen injured were taken to section hospitals.

Roads successful Iran regularly spot specified chain-reaction accidents and pileups. Fourteen people, including 8 children, were killed successful a roadworthy mishap successful March.

Iran has 1 of the world’s worst postulation information records, with immoderate 17,000 deaths annually. The sedate toll is blamed connected wide disregard for postulation laws, unsafe vehicles and inadequate exigency services.