Peshawar (Afghanistan): Thirty-five Pakistani pilgrims were killed and 18 others injured in a bus accident in neighboring Iran on Wednesday morning, local TV channels reported.
A vehicle carrying pilgrims overturned at a checkpoint in the city of Yazd, DawnNews television reported, citing Iranian media reports.
With 53 passengers, mostly from Larkana and Ghotki areas of Sindh province, the vehicle overturned due to failure to break.
The injured were taken to hospitals in Yazd. According to Aaj TV, the ill-fated bus caught fire near the Taftan-Dehshir check post.
After the incident, police officers and paramedics rushed to the scene and took the injured to hospitals, where an emergency was enforced.
PAN Monitor/mud
