At least 14 people were burned to death in a car accident in Iran's southwestern Khuzestan province, semi-official ISNA news agency quoted Iran's traffic police chief as saying.
After passenger bus which came from Ahvaz city in Khuzestan to central Isfahan city hit a lorry coming from the opposite direction, the bus caught fire and it was spread to the lorry, said the police commander Mohammad-Reza Mehmandar.
The incident led to the death of 12 passengers of the bus and two crew members of lorry, said Mehmandar, adding that four passengers of the bus were also hospitalized due to the fire injuries.
The cause of the incident is under investigation, he added.
Official figures show that more than 20,000 people died and 200, 000 others wounded in traffic accidents annually in Iran. Inexperienced drivers and low-efficiency of the cars and the roads are blamed for causing these accidents.
Friday 3 May 2013
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