Iran fuel tanker explosion leaves 11 dead and seven injured
- At least 11 people have been killed and seven injured after a fuel tanker exploded in western Iran, state media said.
- State news agency IRNA reported late on Saturday that the vehicle suffered a brake fault and struck several cars before catching fire near a traffic police station outside Sanandaj, a Kurdish city roughly 400 kilometres (248 miles) west of Tehran.
- A similar collision involving a fuel tanker and a passenger bus near Sanandaj in 2018 killed 15 people and injured four.
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- At least 11 people have been killed and seven injured after a fuel tanker exploded in western Iran, state media said.
- State news agency IRNA reported late on Saturday that the vehicle suffered a brake fault and struck several cars before catching fire near a traffic police station outside Sanandaj, a Kurdish city roughly 400 kilometres (248 miles) west of Tehran.
- A similar collision involving a fuel tanker and a passenger bus near Sanandaj in 2018 killed 15 people and injured four.
Sources: The Independent