8 dead in Iran bus accident
In one of the deadliest countries in the world for road accidents, according to WHOTEHRAN: Eight people were killed and 36 wounded when a bus overturned on Friday on Iran’s Qom-Tehran highway, the semi-official ISNA News Agency reported. The Volvo bus, carrying 44 passengers, was travelling on the key artery from the southeastern province of Kerman towards Tehran at 7:40 AM when the driver fell asleep, local officials told ISNA. Iran is one of the deadliest countries in the world for road accidents, according to the World Health Organisation. In December, a bus carrying students along a mountainous road in northwestern Tehran veered off the road and hit a concrete column, killing 10. Efforts to modernise Iran’s ageing and highly polluting vehicle fleet have been hampered by a lack of investment.
Source: The Express Tribune March 01, 2019 09:22 UTC
