10 killed, 36 wounded as bus overturns in central Iran


  • World
  • Wednesday, 18 Sep 2024

TEHRAN, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were killed and 36 others injured after a bus overturned in the central Iranian province of Yazd early Tuesday, the official news agency IRNA reported.

The incident occurred at around 2:20 a.m. local time (2250 GMT Monday) on an intercity road near Saghand village in Ardakan County, as the bus veered off the main road, entered a mining access road, and overturned, Iran's Traffic Police Chief Hassan Momeni was quoted as saying.

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