Bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashes in Iran, killing at least 28 people
A bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq has crashed in central Iran, killing at least 28 people
By NASSER KARIMI
Published - Aug 21, 2024, 10:40 AM ET
Last Updated - Aug 21, 2024, 10:40 AM EDT
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashed in central Iran, killing at least 28 people, an official said Wednesday.
The crash happened Tuesday night in the central Iranian province of Yazd, said Mohammad Ali Malekzadeh, a local emergency official, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.
Another 23 people suffered injuries in the crash, 14 of them serious, he added. He said all of the bus passengers hailed from Pakistan.
There were 51 people on board at the time of the crash outside of the city of Taft, some 500 kilometers (310 miles) southeast of the Iranian capital, Tehran.
