Based on preliminary police investigations, the accident within the central province of Yazd was blamed on a faulty braking system.
A bus carrying pilgrims from Pakistan overturned in central Iran, killing at the least 28 folks and injuring 23 others, Iranian state media reported.
The accident occurred on Tuesday evening within the central province of Yazd. The bus crashed on its solution to the Iraqi holy metropolis of Karbala to take part within the Al Baan pilgrimage, with 53 passengers on board.
Based on a preliminary investigation by Yazd site visitors police, a technical defect within the car’s braking system led to the accident, state media reported on Wednesday.
Tens of millions of Shiite Muslims are at the moment participating within the Albaan pilgrimage, usually driving by means of Iran to succeed in their vacation spot.
“Sadly, 11 girls and 17 males died within the accident. Seven of the injured have been in crucial situation and 6 have been injured,” Yazd disaster administration director Ali Malekzadeh advised state tv. The affected person has been discharged from hospital.
He mentioned 23 folks have been injured, six of whom have been discharged from hospital and 7 in crucial situation.
Arbaeen commemorates the fortieth day of mourning for Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and son of Imam Ali, who was killed within the plains of Karbala in 680 AD.
Many pilgrims select to stroll the 80 kilometers (50 miles) to Karbala from the town of Najaf, close to the burial website of Imam Ali.
Final 12 months, some 22 million pilgrims attended Karbala’s commemorations.
Iran has one of many worst site visitors security information on the planet, with roughly 17,000 deaths per 12 months. The excessive loss of life toll is attributable to an absence of compliance with site visitors legal guidelines, unsafe automobiles and insufficient emergency companies in huge rural areas.
