A fuel tanker hit several vehicles and exploded near Sanandaj in western Iran on Saturday, killing 11 people and injuring seven. Officials attributed the crash to a faulty braking system.
State media reported a fuel tanker exploded Saturday after hitting several vehicles near the city of Sanandaj in western Iran, killing 11 people and injuring seven. The tanker burst into flames near a traffic police station, about 400 km (248 miles) west of Tehran.
The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment. A provincial governor told Iranian media the tanker was traveling from Hamadan toward Marivan when a technical failure in its braking system caused the accident.
A similar fuel-tanker accident near Sanandaj in 2018 killed 15 people.
A fuel tanker hit several vehicles and exploded near Sanandaj in western Iran on Saturday, killing 11 people and injuring seven. Officials attributed the crash to a faulty braking system.
State media reported a fuel tanker exploded Saturday after hitting several vehicles near the city of Sanandaj in western Iran, killing 11 people and injuring seven. The tanker burst into flames near a traffic police station, about 400 km (248 miles) west of Tehran.
The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment. A provincial governor told Iranian media the tanker was traveling from Hamadan toward Marivan when a technical failure in its braking system caused the accident.
A similar fuel-tanker accident near Sanandaj in 2018 killed 15 people.