9 Iranian Pilgrims Dead, Many Injured After Bus Crashes Into Truck In Iraq's Nassiriya: Report
<p>At least nine Iranian pilgrims lost their lives and dozens got injured on Monday when the bus they were travelling in crashed against a truck in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya, reported Reuters citing medical sources. According to medical experts, the bus was crammed with pilgrims who were en route to the holy Shi’ite Muslim city of Karbala, as per Reuters. One of the medics said that 31 people were injured including women and children and five of them were in critical condition, the report stated.</p> <p class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD" data-testid="paragraph-2">Further details on the matter are awaited.</p> <p class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD" data-testid="paragraph-2">Earlier in September 2022, 11 Iranian Shia Muslim pilgrims along with a local driver died in central Iraq after the minibus that they were travelling in collided with a truck and burst into flames. The spokesman of health authorities Ahmed Al-Jibouri while talking to news agency AFP said that the vehicle carrying the pilgrims crashed into a parked truck in the Babil province south of Baghdad.</p> <p class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD" data-testid="paragraph-2">He told AFP, "Eleven Iranians died on impact, along with their Iraqi driver," and added that four other pilgrims were in critical condition. He further said that a fire had erupted and the driver of the truck was apprehended for questioning. </p> <p class="selectionShareable"><strong>ALSO READ | <a title="Iran's Morality Police Back On Streets To Resume Headscarf Patrols Months After Mahsa Amini's Death" href="https://ift.tt/g7nerjF" target="_blank" rel="dofollow noopener">Iran's Morality Police Back On Streets To Resume Headscarf Patrols Months After Mahsa Amini's Death</a></strong></p> <p class="selectionShareable">Iran's deputy interior minister Majid Mirahmadi while talking to Iran's news agency 'Mehr' said, "Due to the seriousness of the accident and the fire, the bodies cannot be identified". He added that the Iranian victims "will be transferred to Iran for identification."</p> <p class="selectionShareable">According to The New Arab, there are many roads in Iran that are full of potholes which are often unseeable in the dark. However, officials have said that speed and the usage of mobile phone while driving also contributes significantly to crashes.</p> <p class="selectionShareable"><strong>ALSO READ | <a title="4 Killed In Shooting On Revered Shiite Shrine In Iran, 1 Suspect Arrested: Reports" href="https://ift.tt/K5Y81cN" target="_blank" rel="dofollow noopener">4 Killed In Shooting On Revered Shiite Shrine In Iran, 1 Suspect Arrested: Reports</a></strong></p>
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