At least 17 people lost their lives in the derailment of a passenger train on the Mashhad-Yazd route, near Tabas, in central-eastern Iran. The official media of the Islamic republic reported it. “Seventeen people died and another 37 were injured and transferred to hospital. The death toll could rise because many of the injured are in critical condition,” said Iranian relief services spokesman Mojtaba Khaledi, quoted by state TV. . According to a statement from the Iranian railways, reported by Irna, the train, carrying 348 people, went off the tracks after hitting a bulldozer at 5:30 local time.
Source: Ansa
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